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A man must stand against evil wherever he finds it and he must use all his talents. (David Gemmell)
Love, as I hope you will find, has great power. Even death cannot destroy it. View quote
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The largest army will founder if its men are less willing to die than to win. View quote
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And what is a man? He is someone who rises when life has knocked him down. Someone who raises his fist to heaven when a storm has ruined his crop - and then plants again. And again. View quote
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A warrior has only one true friend: himself. View quote
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The gift of life is too great to waste. View quote
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We are what we say only so long as our words are iron. View quote
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I never worshipped anything but my sword and my wits; now I suffer for it. But I can take it, for am I not a man? View quote
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Evil corrupts, Bael, by promising us what we want, and telling us that it is good. View quote
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This is how evil thrives. We find an herb that cures disease, and someone will make a poison from it. We forge iron to make a better plow, and someone will make a sharper sword. There can be no power that evil will not corrupt. View quote
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The waters run that we might drink of them, but they are also symbols of the futility of man. (David Gemmell)
They will hurt the people you love. They will do anything to make you angry or emotional. But the only way you can make them suffer is to win. And to do that you must remain cool. View quote
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All men are stupid. They are full of fear and insecurity-it makes them weak. View quote
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The soldier will fight in mud and hail, snow and ice, drought and flood. It is rare that a warrior gets to fight in comfort. View quote
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Sometimes it is more important to stand against evil than to worry about beating it. View quote
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Men have been killing each other for centuries without need to blame skulls or relics. View quote
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Evil is never truly strong, for it is born of fear. View quote
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Live or die, a man and a woman need love. View quote
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You must learn to use each man to his best advantage. View quote
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I put my faith in me, and do you know why? Because I have never lost! View quote
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Don't hover outside life-take part in it. There are people waiting to love you. (David Gemmell)
Beautiful wine and sour vinegar come from exactly the same source. Curiously if one leaves a bottle of wine open for long enough it will become vinegar. View quote
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And so modest. Is there anything at which you do not excel? View quote
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To win you must be ruthless. Single-minded ... View quote
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We are not made for life at all, old horse. View quote
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