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"The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition."

"Always the wild child, conceived in flames, born of fire. Drawn to the forbidden, witch, warlock, burning stones. Her blood is made of moonlight; part dark, part light. Her heart, it's a sword; fiercely loyal and will fight to the death for those whom she loves. You can throw her in the fire, she always returns as a flame: the fervor is her anchor, her safe-haven... her blood."

"Playing the part of a charitable soul was only for those who were afraid of taking a stand in life. It is always far easier to have faith in your own goodness than to confront others and fight for your rights. It is always easier to hear an insult and not retaliate than have the courage to fight back against someone stronger than yourself; we can always say we're not hurt by the stones others throw at us, and it's only at night - when we're alone and our wife or our husband or our school friend is asleep - that we can silently grieve over our own cowardice."

"A sweet soul will take you further than a sweet tongue."

"To see a man's true colors, tell him you're saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman's true colors, tell her you're poor."

"Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child."

"An evil person will have evil friends. A righteous person will have righteous friends. The company you keep is hidden treasure or masked demise."

"Martial arts is not about fighting; it's about building character."
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"Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?"

"Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you."

"With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine."

"There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove."

"Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag."

"It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people."
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