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I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.

Rudyard Kipling

If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.
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Dedication Serious Yourself
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
The world is very lovely, and it’s very horrible–and it doesn’t care about your life or mine or anything else.
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Beautiful Horrible Life Love Myself World
War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But ‘twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain.
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Dreams Myself Sick War Weapon World
Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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Bad Literature Wife
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.
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Civilization Country Herself Old
I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.
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Death Eat Man Myself Sleep Work
All the money in the world is no use to a man or his country if he spends it as fast as he makes it. All he has left is his bills and the reputation for being a fool.
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Country Fast Fools Man Money Reputation World
At two o’clock in the morning, if you open your window and listen, You will hear the feet of the Wind that is going to call the sun. And the trees in the Shadow rustle and the trees in the moonlight glisten, And though it is deep, dark night, you feel that the night is done.
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Call Darkness Feeling Morning Nature Night Open Shadow Sun Window Yourself
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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Balance Inspirational Strength Team Work Wolf
Believe the best of everybody.
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Believe Best One Liner View
No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all the shelves – but what the teachers are themselves.
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Mindset Teacher Teaching Word Young
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth

I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.

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I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.

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