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A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
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Men
Ultimately
Weakness
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I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.
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When healers yearn to kill then hope begins to die ... Evil cannot be overcome by evil.
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Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.
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Life is a struggle, from the agonies of birth to the railing against death. Devour or be devoured. The law of the wild.
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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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Life is not so simple. There are many futures. The life of a single person is like a great tree: every branch, every twig, every leaf is a possible future.
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Your face may be gone, but you know who you are.
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Death haunts everyone and never fails.
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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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Evil lives in a pit. If you want to fight it – you must climb down in the slime to do so.
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How many hopes and dreams are trapped within these bones? How many wonders lie never to be discovered? This is what war is. Desolation, despair and loss. There are no victors.
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love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.
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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.
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The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.
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