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Savage Life Quotes

7 quotes from 6 authors

The phrase ‘savage life’ conjures a mix of daring antics and stark realities, and these seven snippets capture that restless spirit. One quip urges a lie when trouble looms, another riffs on the chaotic joy of living on the edge. Readers who enjoy philosophy may also like the “Survivalism” and “Adventure Literature” pages.

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“There are at the present time two great nations in the world, which started from different points, but seem to tend towards…

Alexis de Tocqueville

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“No European who has tasted savage life can afterwards bear to live in our societies.”

Benjamin Franklin

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I wished to acquire the simplicity, native feelings, and virtues of savage life; to divest myself of the factitious habits, prejudices and…

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“Incrimination and heady elation, cutting capers in the misty vapours, havoc and ravage hurrah for the savage life precarious, life so various,…

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But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out of his…

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Rule Number One in the India Savage Life Code: When in doubt or possible trouble, lie.

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Arbitrary power is but the first natural step from anarchy, or the savage life.

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