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Live or die, a man and a woman need love. There is a need in the race. We need to share. To belong.
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For each man there are different perspectives, but at the core they are the same. Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into pursuit of evil.
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Kassandra put her arm around her. "One day we will have no bones," the girl said happily, "and our dust will swirl among the stars."
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A servant brought them food and watered wine, and Parmenion sat and listened as Xenophon told of the March to the Sea and the evils that beset the Greeks. He outlined his strategies and his successes, but also talked of his failures and the reasons for them. The hours passed swiftly and Parmenion felt like a man dying of thirst who has found the Well of All Life. He
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You are of the blood, Arvan. It will carry you through, he said Words! Just words. Blood was merely dark liquid -- it carried no secrets, no mysteries. Courage was a thing of the soul and not a gift that a man could bestow on his sons
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A great man once told me there can be no courage without fear," Helikaon said. "He was right. Remember that when your belly trembles and your legs grow weak."
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If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing
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This was the only place in all the world for the last of the old heroes: Druss the Legend, standing with the last hopes of the Drenai on the battlements of the greatest fortress ever built, waiting for the largest army in the world. Where else would he be?
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Hold on to that thought - and examine it, for there you will find evil's greatest weapon. What can I do when I am so small and weak? Why should I not steal a little, everyone else does? Why should I try to be pure, when it leaves me poor and disregarded? How can I change the world? Yet all ideas, for good or evil, start in the heart of a single man or woman. From there they spread, one to one, two to two, a hundred to a hundred.' 'You are f..
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Someone, who when the whole world turns against you, is still standing by your side.
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Each man has a breaking point, no matter how strong his spirit. Somewhere, deep inside him, there is a flaw that only the fickle cruelty of fate can find. A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness,
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A man is only as strong as that which makes him angry.
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Are you the Deathwalker?' called the man. 'Yes.' 'You are old and fat. It pleases me.' 'Good! Remember that when next we meet, for I have marked you, Loudmouth, and my axe knows the name of your spirit. Now, what is your message?
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But an old friend once told me that society is like a spear point--wide at the base, pointed at the tip. Democrats believe you can reshape it, removing the point. But as if by magic, it will grow again. There will always be kings, Thetis, and if not kings, then dictators. It is the nature of man to strive to rise above others, to impose his will on all.
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It is baffling to me why so many people find it difficult to say, "I was wrong." The words, when spoken with repentance, always turn away wrath. But those who cling to their absolute lightness, despite any evidence to the contrary, will always arouse anger in their comrades or superiors."
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would ride into fire. For Odysseus that whip was pride.
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All things in the world are created for Man, yet all have two purposes. The waters run that we might drink of them, but they are also symbols of the futility of Man. They reflect our lives in rushing beauty, birthed in the purity of the mountains. As babes they babble and run, gushing and growing as they mature into strong young rivers. Then they widen and slow until at last they meander, like old men, to join with the sea. And like the sol..
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humanity
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But remember this: to have may be taken from you, to have had never.
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But the baresark loses all fear; his is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls.
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I've had enough of it already. Shining armour. Dawn parades. Forced marches. Midnight inspections. Penalties for sloppy salutes, uncombed crests, talking after lights out. The man's mad.
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Any good that I may do, let me do it now, for I may not pass this way again.
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Man alone, it seems, lives all his life in the knowledge of death. And yet there is more to life than merely waiting for death. For life to have meaning, there must be a purpose. A man must pass something on - otherwise he is useless.
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By nature of definition only the coward is capable of the highest heroism"."
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We are not made for life at all, old horse. It is made for us. We live it. We leave it.
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Nothing would ever have been achieved, he thought, if men had allowed themselves to be diverted by the scale of the problems faced.
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I don't want eternal life. I want a little joy, a large amount of pleasure, and a swift death once I lose the appetite for either.
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I feel that way about heaven; it's far more important that Heaven should exist than that I should ever see it.
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It will not go out,' said Keeva, putting her hand on Ustarte's shoulder. 'He is a hero. My uncle told me that heroes have special souls that are blessed by the Source. He was a wise man, my uncle.
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No,' said Vintar sternly, 'he has defiled himself. It is important to understand that.
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Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat, or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil.
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Well," said Decado, "the great Tertullian was once asked what he would do if he was attacked by a man stronger, faster, and infinitely more skillful than he." "What did he say?" "He said he would cut off his damned head for being a liar."
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