I became bold because I had ...

I became bold because I had absolutely nothing to lose: neither honors, nor earnings, nor friends. I had to find myself anew and rely only on myself, because I could rely on no one else. My form is my solitude.
I became bold because I had absolutely nothing to lose: neither honors, nor earnings, nor friends. I had to find myself anew and rely only on myself, because I could rely on no one else. My form is my solitude.
 Witold Gombrowicz

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Who sows virtue reaps honor.
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 Leonardo da Vinci
You must show no mercy...nor have any belief whatsoever in how others judge you...for your greatness will silence them all.
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When a warrior goes down, you pick up his shield and go play in honor of him.
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 Chip Kelly
Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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 Christian Nestell Bovee
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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 Saint Francis de Sales

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You are ugly when you love her, you are beautiful and fresh, vital and free, modern and poetic when you don't... you are more beautiful as an orphan than as your mother's son.
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 Witold Gombrowicz