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All my life I have known fear. But I have acted in spite of it. I urge you to do the same. Your father used to say that it is preferable to die rather than to live fearing death.Karen Essex
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Hungry men are not known for their patience or their kindness.Karen Essex
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What is the difference between freedom and hedonism? Between freedom and insanity?Karen Essex
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You see, Great Caesar. she said, this is the way in which mortals retain the power of the divine---in every earthly choice they make. 'But it's a paradox.' he said. 'Human beings are in control of everything and nothing at all.' 'Yes, she answered, her coy smile spreading joy across her lovely face. It is that simple.Karen Essex
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Those on the decline always criticize those on the rise.Karen Essex
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The strong do as they will while the weak suffer what they must.Karen Essex
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Can you not see that we still might win? We lost a battle, not a war.Karen Essex
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Are you ready to be rejoined for all time with your fellow gods? Oh yes, she explained, For not only was he a god, but so were all mortals gods in disguise, divorced from their divine lineage, their true identities, shrouded from their earthly selves. That is what she now revealed to him; He had been one of the rare humans who had not forgotten the connection with his divine self, and had lived like a god his mortal life.Karen Essex
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The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous.Karen Essex
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Simplicity! He is as simple as a spider's web.Karen Essex