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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not w

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. – Jack London

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Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear? – Jack London

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I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate. – Jack London

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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. – Jack London

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And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total? – Tillie Olsen

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October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything at all. You go to college, and every course in the catalogue looks wonderful. – Thomas Merton

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To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher. – Blaise Pascal

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If I hold back, Im no good. Im no good. Id rather be good sometimes, than holding back all the time. – Janis Joplin

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