It's not because we can't take vengeance that we should feel sorry. The real reason to feel sorry is when one is hung up on revenge and can't live their own life.
We're always trying to justify our actions with ideals. But ideals cannot give grounds for killing another person. The act of taking a life will always be considered evil.
The act of taking is equally evil. We, from the moment of birth, continue to take. Food, connections, even fellow blood. Living to utmost. Continuing to slaughter, kill, take. Life is to constantly sin. Life is evil itself. I am aware I am evil. And so are you all. Now, come kill me. And I shall do the same.
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The pain you feel today will be the strength you'll have tomorrow.
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Pain and me aren't on speaking terms. It's those who've tamed their weakness that win in battle.
As long as you live there are more chances. It's game over when you die.
You only need a strong will and a clear purpose.
As long as it's for the right cause, there's nothing wrong with playing dirty.
Whose fault is it that things ended up like this? Coincidence? An accident? Fate? There's no such thing as fate. It's simply a combination of one circumstance and the next. And who is it that creates those circumstances? Who is it? It's you.
Books are nice, aren't they? With just one sentence you can get lost in all sorts of dreams. The way I think of it, literature allows the reader's consciousness to deeply relish the author and be closer to him. And so, we freely walk around the world of the story from the yarn spinner's point of view. It's only when you immerse yourself in the world of a book that you are able to forget just who you are.
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When you're in front of the enemy, even if your hands are trembling – fight!
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All of the disadvantages in this world stems from a person's lack of ability.
All suffering in the world is born from an individual's incompetence.
Doing what one likes is the right of the powerful.
We need to have a mask that we never take off.
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