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Robert E. Howard Quotes: I have not been a success, and probably never will be.
         

I have not been a success, and probably never will be.


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Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.



The more I see of what you call civilization, the more highly I think of what you call savagery!

The more I see of what you call civilization, the more highly I think of what you call savagery!



Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumstance. And barbarianism must ultimately triumph

Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumstance. And barbarianism must ultimately triumph



Break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.

Break the skin of civilization and you find the ape, roaring and red-handed.



The only safe enemy was a headless enemy.

The only safe enemy was a headless enemy.



For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of Hell itself, and against such not even the legions of Hell can stand.

For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of Hell itself, and against such not even the legions of Hell can stand.



But not all men seek rest and peace; some are born with the spirit of the storm in their blood.

But not all men seek rest and peace; some are born with the spirit of the storm in their blood.



What is death but a traversing of eternities and a crossing of cosmic oceans?

What is death but a traversing of eternities and a crossing of cosmic oceans?



Man can be that which he wishes to be; form and substance, they are but shadows. The mind, the ego, the essence of the god-dream -- that is real, that is immortal.

Man can be that which he wishes to be; form and substance, they are but shadows. The mind, the ego, the essence of the god-dream -- that is real, that is immortal.



I know this: if life is illusion, then I am no less an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content.

I know this: if life is illusion, then I am no less an illusion, and being thus, the illusion is real to me. I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, and am content.





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People frequently point to communication as a problem, because its easy to notice, but usually it is a symptom of an underlying problem with a relationship posture.



I can still smell dog poo everywhere. It stinks.

I can still smell dog poo everywhere. It stinks.



The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence is the sum of a Christian man.

The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence is the sum of a Christian man.



There's something about having a great bottle of wine and a great cigar. Nothing compares to it.

There's something about having a great bottle of wine and a great cigar. Nothing compares to it.



Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia - hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city.

Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia - hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city.



The thing of it is though that's the only way people know you, they see you in that roll and they see you in person and they only know the perception of what you are.

The thing of it is though that's the only way people know you, they see you in that roll and they see you in person and they only know the perception of what you are.



We educate one another; and we cannot do this if half of us consider the other half not good enough to talk to.

We educate one another; and we cannot do this if half of us consider the other half not good enough to talk to.



The name of Christ excludes all merit of our own.

The name of Christ excludes all merit of our own.



I think the penalties are grossly unfair. I think it's borderline shameful.

I think the penalties are grossly unfair. I think it's borderline shameful.



We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.

We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.




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