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Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.

Rudyard Kipling

We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try
When the Man waked up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.’
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Dog Friendship Himself Man Wild
Delight in the little things.
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Delight Happiness One Liner
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
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
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
You must learn to forgive a man when he’s in love. He’s always a nuisance.
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Forgiveness Learning Love Man Nuisance
In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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Food Jungle Life Temper
We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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Ability End Inspirational Open Possible
Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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Advice Deep Fall Past Yourself
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
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
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
Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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Bad Literature Wife
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your god like a soldier.
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Brain God Soldier Weapon Woman Wound Yourself
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

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