The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

Quote by Jack London

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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.

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.

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

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

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...

I wrote a thousand words every day

I wrote a thousand words every day

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...

Affluence means influence

Affluence means influence

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...

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...

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

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

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.

Affluence means influence.

Affluence means influence.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

The more you succeed in loving, the more you'll be convinced at the existence of...

The more you succeed in loving, the more you'll be convinced at the existence of...

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at...

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at...

There are no ordinary moments. There is always something going on.

There are no ordinary moments. There is always something going on.