If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good, and the very gentle, and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too, but there will be no special hurry.
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Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet.
Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet.
You must kill the spider to get rid of the cobweb.
You must kill the spider to get rid of the cobweb.
One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is read more
One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god
Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to read more
Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to die for it. And to kill for it.
I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort.
Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort.
