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Quote by Jack London
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. – Jack London

Other quotes by Jack London

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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Beauty
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Jack London
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. – Jack London

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Helping
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Jack London
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Other Quotes from
Carpe Diem
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Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself. – George Bernard Shaw

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Carpe Diem

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. – Hector Berlioz

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Carpe Diem

Most of us spend our lives as if we had another one in the bank. – Ben Irwin

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Carpe Diem

We are always getting ready to live but never living. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Carpe Diem

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The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world. – Deepak Chopra

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About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age. – Gloria Pitzer

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I needed some real danger and some mortal risk to run, to tranquilize me. – Alexander Dumas

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We take eagles and teach them to fly in formation. – Wayne Calloway

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