The Godfather
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Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery
Do not count on the gratitude of deeds done for people in the past,you must make them grateful for things you will do for them in the future.
you can’t let other men impose their will on you or life’s not worth living.
I do not seek it or desire it. If I must, I will accept the punishment for all my sins.
I was young myself once, and believe me, in love the truth is of no importance.
Do not exercise power because it is easy to your hand. And do not get carried away with a certainty of victory when your intellect tells you there is even a hint of tragedy.
Uxuriousness may be the last refuge of the honest man,
It was presumptuous for one man to forgive another. That was the duty of God. For men to pretend such mercy was an idle pride and a lack of respect. He did not desire any such mercy for himself.
this place is full of shit. It’s run by aliens from outer space. Sure, they make the food look Italian, they make it smell Italian, but it tastes like goo from Mars.
Great men have allied themselves with the angels at a terrible price to themselves. Evil men indulge their slightest whim for small satisfactions while accepting the fate of burning in Hell.
A life is sacred or it isn't. We can't adjust what we believe just because it causes us pain.
There are honorable men who spend all their lives preparing for a supreme act of treachery,
Mercy is a vice, a pretension to powers we do not have. Those who give mercy commit an unpardonable offense to the victim. And that is not our duty here on earth.
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