16 quotes
American author, journalist and social activist (1876–1916)
“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.”
"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."
on Motivation
"And at the instant he knew, he ceased to know."
on Knowledge
"Life that did not yearn toward life was in fair way toward ceasing."
on Life
"Growth is life, and life is for ever destined to make for light."
"A man with a club [bat] is a law-maker, a man to be obeyed, but not necessarily conciliated."
on Power
"Don't loaf and invite inspiration light out after it with a club."
"The proper function of man is to live-not to exist."
"The proper function of man is to live not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them."
on Time
"I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet."
"One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself."
on Nature
"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."
"As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt."
"Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past."
on Truth
"It is far easier to see brave men die than to hear a coward beg for life."
on Courage
"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well."
on Resilience
