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A man must know his limitations.
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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I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
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I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.
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We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory and fame, it is meaningless. The nations we fight for will one day cease to be. Even the mountains we gaze upon will crumble to dust. To truly live we must yearn for that which does not die.
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While men compete in war, there will be warriors. While there are warriors, there will be princes among warriors. Among the princes will be kings, and among the kings an emperor.
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There are times, Sember, when I could believe your mother had a secret lover. Looking at you makes me wonder if it was one of my goats.
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A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a rose. Think on it.
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A man's strength is ultimately born of his knowledge of his own weakness.
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Some people are born ugly. It's not their fault, and I for one have never held it against a man that he is ugly. but others and I count myself among them are born with handsome features. That's a gift that should not be lightly taken away.
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