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Most of us move through life with little chance to learn much about ourselves. We know some things we like and some things we dislike, we have a few ideas about what makes us happy, and we die in ignorance regarding anything profound within ourselves.
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profundity
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Raymond E. Feist |
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I let my anger consume me." "It's understandable," she said. "It may be understandable," replied Pug, "but it is no more forgivable for being understandable."
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forgiveness
understanding
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Raymond E. Feist |
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it is almost impossible in the heat of the moment to understand long-term consequences.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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bab6e92
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Father used to say that, among man's strange undertakings, war stood clearly forth as the strangest.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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1c7d80a
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You learn something new every day, if you just stop to pay attention.
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lucky-10000
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Raymond E. Feist |
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d8da421
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My father used to say, "a day spent breathing is a good day"
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positive-outlook
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Raymond E. Feist |
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875f77b
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We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;-- World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: We are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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cc78faa
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There is no magic, only tricks.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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da03177
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Men love their fears. That is why they hold on to them so tightly.
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mistakes-in-life
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Raymond E. Feist |
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6f5e5e5
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Yes," said Talon, his voice the hiss of a coiled serpent."
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vivid-imagery
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Raymond E. Feist |
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6d1b7b8
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knew the futility of agonizing over why things had transpired as they had. What could have happened, did.
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dwelling-on-the-past
fate
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Raymond E. Feist |
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e2e6eda
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It is the nature of things that many people are more interested in affixing blame than fixing the problem
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Raymond E. Feist |
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ecbde26
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All of reality as we know it is but an illusion, a dream of some agency we can barely comprehend.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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a857598
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The universe collapsed and came crashing down upon them. It
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Raymond E. Feist |
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95c6c8c
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Meet your sorrows head on, and after you've wrestled with them, put them behind.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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a6e88c3
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Nicholas stopped her again. "So you tried to kill her?" "Only a little. I would have stopped before she was completely dead."
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Raymond E. Feist |
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4143bb3
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should you chance to find yourself exchanging pleasantries with a moredhel woman again, she'd as soon cut your heart out as kiss you.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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d4593b5
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among man's strange undertakings, war stood clearly forth as the strangest.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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51a1e2e
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Of course we'll be there." After Amos left, Ghuda shook his head. In a sour tone he muttered, "Why are we going to Crydee, Ghuda? I haven't the vaguest idea, Ghuda. Shall we go find Nakor, Ghuda? Certainly, Ghuda. Then shall we strangle him, Ghuda?" With a single nod of his head, he answered himself, "With great delight, Ghuda."
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Raymond E. Feist |
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a9a4eba
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The past can be a terrible weight bound to you by an unbreakable chain. You can drag it with you, forever looking over your shoulder at what holds you back. Or you can let it go and move forward. It's your choice. For those who live centuries, it's a very important choice.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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a91eb44
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A small bad intention is often far more easily believed than a big one, Magnificence
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Raymond E. Feist |
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cf6e116
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My father, an occasionally wise man, once said that we were blessed only when the gods remained ignorant of us.
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fate-and-fortune
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Raymond E. Feist |
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a48b9ea
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No, killing a man is fairly easy. It is killing him and not getting caught that makes it difficult.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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de08ace
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Just remember that in most things, right or wrong depends on where you're standing at the moment. My father's people would have thought having your life's mate picked out for you by your parents to be ... well, barbaric." As Talon's expression started to darken, Caleb added, "No offense intended, but I'm pointing out that things look the way they do because that is how you were taught as a child. And the rest of the world is vastly differen..
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perception
social-mores
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Raymond E. Feist |
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913c3a6
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I wonder if those who live here get used to this beauty." "Undoubtedly, Magnificence. It is the nature of man to become oblivious to that which is around him daily,"
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jaded
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Raymond E. Feist |
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c6a7382
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Seconds slowed and passed before Nicholas's mind's eye like a parade of snails upon the garden path.
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vivid-imagery
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Raymond E. Feist |
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d8d9418
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History is written by victors," said Duko. "But I have little use for history. It is the future with which I am concerned."
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perspective
victors
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Raymond E. Feist |
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9ebb806
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Never offer an oath lightly. For you pledge not only your life and sacred honor, but your people's honor as well. To break an oath is to be without honor, to be without a spirit, and to be apart from the people.
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oaths-and-promises
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Raymond E. Feist |
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9d0c890
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It's tempting to think of yourself as powerful when those around you are far less so, but compared to the simple fact of existence, to the power of life and how it hangs on, we are nothing.
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perspective-on-life
roles-in-life
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Raymond E. Feist |
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0782043
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A man makes choices," Tal said. "True, but what choices a man makes depends on what choices he is offered."
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choices-and-consequences
perspective
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Raymond E. Feist |
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f559cea
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Now he wondered what use it would be. For Kaspar's death would not bring back his father, Elk's Call at Dawn, or his mother, Whisper of the Night Wind. His brother, Hand of the Sun, and his little sister Miliana would remain dead. The only time he would hear the voice of his grandfather, Laughter in His Eyes, would be in his memory. Nothing would change. No farmer outside Krondor would suddenly stand up in wonder and say, "A wrong has been ..
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perspective
revenge
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Raymond E. Feist |
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d27daf2
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Of all the weaknesses that beset a man, vanity is the most deadly. For through vanity can a wise man turn to folly.
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virtues-and-vices
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Raymond E. Feist |
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36126fc
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He knew there was only a slight difference between an armed guard and an escort, but sometimes that difference separated the honored and the condemned.
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perspective
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Raymond E. Feist |
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84611ec
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Have you ever wronged a man . . . just to do him harm? Or have you always had a reason?' Kaspar answered quickly. 'There was always a reason.' 'There you have it,' said Samas as he sat down. He motioned for Kaspar to fetch over a cup of water for him. 'You would never look at yourself as "evil" no matter what the other fellow thought of what you did. It's in our nature. And that's the great secret of evil. It is never viewed as evil by thos..
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nature-of-evil
perspective
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Raymond E. Feist |
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7f04f30
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It is said by some that the gods show us their bitter humor by molding us into what we hate most in others.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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6ea7cad
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why do I want to appear to be drinking more than I am?' 'Make it a habit. Men in their cups are fools, more often than not. And it can be wise to look the fool at times.
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subterfuge
wisdom
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Raymond E. Feist |
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180d3a4
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Robert had taught him to keep his thoughts in the present or near future, for as Robert had told him, To dwell in the past is to live in regret.
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regret
wisdom
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Raymond E. Feist |
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81d9dce
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Greska je u coveku ili zeni, a ne u biti vaseljene.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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13f44d1
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Znati svoje zelje, i spoznati tren njihovog ostvarenja, znaci su velike mudrosti.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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fcbcabf
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Ljudi kazu da nas cesto najvise vreda deo sopstvenog lika u drugom coveku.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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f2ec6a8
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Remember this: of all the commodities men trade in, information is the most valuable by far.
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Raymond E. Feist |
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88c9980
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The order of the universe is like a gem with many facets, and we see only one, that which reflects the existence of our own world.
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perspective-on-life
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Raymond E. Feist |
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0ebed92
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Besides, it seems to mee that spreading the doctrine of doing good can harm no one.' Nakor shook his head. 'Would that it were true. Men have been put to death for preaching good.
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in-the-name-of-good
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Raymond E. Feist |
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578387e
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she fills a dark and cold place within me as no one else has." "If it is still dark and cold when she is not with you, it is not truly filled."
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the-one-you-love
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Raymond E. Feist |