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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.

Rudyard Kipling

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
If you can meet success and failure and treat them both as impostors, then you are a balanced man, my son.
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Balance Failure Man Success Yourself
If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting if you can dream, and not make dreams your master; if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim; if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same; yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.
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Dreams Earth Leadership Master Patience Success Wait Yourself
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
Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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Beautiful Garden Shade Sing Sit
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Animal Dangerous Death Female Human
We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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Ability End Inspirational Open Possible
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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Goodness Smoke Woman
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Forget History Story Teaching
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
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose Yourself
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
Delight in the little things.
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Delight Happiness One Liner
There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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Grave Jealous
Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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Dreams Inspirational Motivational Spiritual
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike

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