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It's a funny thing about weaknesses....Most people will tell you they know their weaknesses. When asked, they'll tell you, 'Well for one thing, I'm overgenerous.' ... that's what innkeepers are for.

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
Author
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
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People
Weaknesses
Weakness
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Funny
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Wells
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One day the enemy will cross the Great Green. They will bring war and tragedy to these eastern lands. Such is the nature of vile men. Yet we cannot live in dread of them. We cannot hide behind these high walls, our hearts trembling. For that is not life. We must accept the needs and the duties of each day, and face them one at a time.
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This world has few redeeming features, and one is the capacity for people to love one another with great, enduring passion.
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Be at peace, my friend. One thing I have learnt about Death is that his bark is worse than his bite.
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A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.
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Societies need heroes. So we travel to places where the revisionists cannot dismantle the great.
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A man must know his limitations.
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... Life can be savored only if you look to the future and leave vengeance to the gods
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If there is one sound the follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people seek it.
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Men don't change. They just learn to disguise the lack of change.
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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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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
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The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.
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Plan for the worst, expect the best.
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Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.
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It is hard to be angry when one has seen the sun rise,' she said. It seems to be true,' he admitted. 'I wonder why.' Because it makes one feel so small and insignificant. It has been rising forever and will rise forever no matter what we do or do not do. All our problems are as nothing to the sun.
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Every man has his own reason for every deed. Usually it is selfish.
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In any broth, the scum always rises to the top.
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Every little bit of good I may do, let me do it now for I may not come this way again.
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