Lesson # 1 - You will never yield an honest crop by planting stolen seeds.
Lesson # 2 - Integrity and rationality require a constant, lifelong effort. There are no time-outs from thought.
Lesson # 3 - The hardest lessons burn and grind into your memory forever. You only have ONE chance to stand up for what you believe at any moment. Make sure you always do.
Lesson # 4 - There is no such thing as a safe environment.
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"Blinded, we hurl ourselves into impossible division...Spirits crumbled and sprinkled into flesh." ~D Sade
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"Hail to the monkey with the missing tail...this lousy edifice - just a wishing wail" ~D Sade
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"That's right, asshole - I am stronger than I've ever been.
Paltry death cannot hold me for long.
Can it be that I am stronger, even, than...me?" ~D Sade, written to Bizarro D Sade
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In Ferrum Veritas