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by mdp2021 1108 days ago
> [Death in the battlefield] is what the youth is for, after all

...Which suggests (cpr. the "treasure" quote) how quote dropping is mostly a leisurely activity, given broad statements.

> I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few

...Which suggests - hopefully - how quote dropping is mostly a leisurely activity, given its non exhaustive intrinsic nature.

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Edit: related (with the first branch):

> He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future

Put the three together ("treasure", "battlefield", "owning"), the whole idea gets a sinister tone; take "treasure" alone, it may even raise "awww"s - without substance.