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This much have I learned: A man's life weighs more than glory, and a price paid in blood is a heavy reckoning.
Lloyd Alexander
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Lloyd Alexander
Age: 83 †
Born: 1924
Born: January 30
Died: 2007
Died: May 17
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lloyd Chudley Alexander
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-He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful. -It was stupid.
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A man who claims to be fearless is an idiot or a liar.
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I can't stand people who say 'I told you so.' That's worse than somebody coming up and eating your dinner before you have a chance to sit down.
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After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college.
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You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what makes it useful? As for laws, a parrot can repeat them word for word. Their spirit is something else again. As for governing, one must first be lowest before being highest.
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If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today.
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Are you slow-witted? I'm so sorry for you. It's terrible to be dull and stupid.
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-I'm trying to make myself invisible. -That's an odd thing to attempt.
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