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David Gemmell Quotes: Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.
         

Most wars are fought for greed, but we are luckier here we fight for our lives and the lives of the people we love.


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Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.



Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.

Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.



Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.

Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them.



A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.



May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?

May all your dreams but one come true, for what is life without a dream?



There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.



We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.

We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences.



I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.

I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.



Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.

Fear is an aid to the warrior. It is a small fire burning. It heats the muscles, making us stronger. Panic comes when the fire is out of control, consuming all courage and pride.



A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.

A man with wife and daughters has no place losing his temper.





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He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it, namely, that, in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.



An experience which seeks not to change you, is one not worth having.

An experience which seeks not to change you, is one not worth having.



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If you want to convince the world that a fish can sense your emotions, only one statistical measure will suffice: the p-value.



There was no private property in the past. Everything was communal property. In the Indian community where I was born, everything belonged to the community. This way of life is more equitable.

There was no private property in the past. Everything was communal property. In the Indian community where I was born, everything belonged to the community. This way of life is more equitable.



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Real love cannot be deceived because it wants nothing outside of itself



Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldnt like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector.

Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldnt like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector.



It is painful to comprehend how the mind becomes fixed little by little as time goes by. The mind is the executioner of reality, the slayer of the true; the mind is the destroyer of love.

It is painful to comprehend how the mind becomes fixed little by little as time goes by. The mind is the executioner of reality, the slayer of the true; the mind is the destroyer of love.



These are the pieces of my youth, the small secrets and the not-so-great expectations that defined my coming of age.

These are the pieces of my youth, the small secrets and the not-so-great expectations that defined my coming of age.



What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?

What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?




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