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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

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

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Time
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Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past. – Jack London

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Tattoos
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Why always “not yet”? Do flowers in spring say “not yet”? – Norman Douglas

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The future has a way of arriving unannounced. – George F. Will

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We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well. – George MacDonald

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Every man dies. Not every man really lives. – Braveheart

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