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A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.

Rudyard Kipling

A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
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Ability Accurate Intuition Man Woman
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;!
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Blame Doubt Head Lose Man Trust Yourself
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
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Lonely Pay Price Privilege Scare Struggle Tribe Yourself
Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
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City Death Eyes Flower Time
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble
Nations have passed away and left no traces, And history gives the naked cause of it – One single simple reason in all cases; They fell because their peoples were not fit.
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History Naked Nation People Reason Simplicity
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
The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
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Jungle Listening Nature Talk
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Animal Dangerous Death Female Human
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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Eyes Garden Glory Nature
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the worlds heart.
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Children Heart Himself Reach Reaching World
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

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