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“There's beggary in the love that can be reckon'd.” William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra

“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.” Winston Churchill, The Story of the Malakand Field Force

“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.” George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.” Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams

“In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.” Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

“Pain is like fabric: the stronger it is, the more it’s worth.” John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end.” Ayn Rand, Anthem

“It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.” Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience

“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies, but also to hate his friends.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

“And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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