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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.

Rudyard Kipling

The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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Eyes Garden Glory Nature
All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people, like Us, are We And every one else is They: But if you cross over the sea, Instead of over the way, You may end by (think of it!) looking on We As only a sort of They!
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End Goodness People Sea Yourself
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears, and so preparing the way for you later on. Sisters are women first, and sisters afterwards; and you will find that you do yourself harm.
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Compliment Hope Praise Reach Sister Woman Yourself
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
Politics are not my concern. They impressed me as a dog’s life without a dog’s decencies.
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Decency Dog Impression Life Politics
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
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Fool Man Management Silly Woman
We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.
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Deal Humanity Myself Nature Powerful Word
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
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Oneself Place Resistance
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
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Forget History Story Teaching
All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago
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Father Freedom Time

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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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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