There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one…

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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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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

Affluence means influence

Affluence means influence

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...

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.

'Tis not seasonable to call a man a traitor that has an army at his...

'Tis not seasonable to call a man a traitor that has an army at his...

This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor...

This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor...

Princes in this case, Do hate the traitor, though they love the treason.

Princes in this case, Do hate the traitor, though they love the treason.