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Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.

Rudyard Kipling

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.
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Honesty Man Myself Philosophy Service Teaching Wisdom
In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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Food Jungle Life Temper
The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
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Jungle Listening Nature Talk
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom
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
He travels the fastest who travels alone.
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Alone Fast Himself Independent One Liner Travel
If you want something and don’t get it, there are only two reasons. You either really didn’t want it, or you tried to bargain over the price.
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Price Reason Try Yourself
Be slow to judge for we know little of what has been done and nothing of what has been resisted.
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Judgement Resistance Slow
Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.
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Glory Man Money Poor Position Yourself
Not getting what you want either means you don’t want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with the price you have to pay.
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Defeat Enough Karma Pay Price Yourself
No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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Green Thinking Winter
Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.
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Deep Purity Purpose Religious
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
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
Cat said, ‘I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your Cave.’
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Animal Friendship Myself Service

Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.

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