One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.

Quote by Jack London

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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste...

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste...

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than...

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than...

I wrote a thousand words every day

I wrote a thousand words every day

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot...

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every...

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every...

Affluence means influence

Affluence means influence

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

Affluence means influence.

Affluence means influence.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories.

San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs...

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs...

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand...

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand...