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Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.

Rudyard Kipling

A Time For Prayer “In times of war and not before, God and the soldier we adore. But in times of peace and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted.” -Rudyard Kipling
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Forget God Peace Prayer Right Soldier Time War
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Forget History Story Teaching
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
All the money in the world is no use to a man or his country if he spends it as fast as he makes it. All he has left is his bills and the reputation for being a fool.
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Country Fast Fools Man Money Reputation World
The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
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Jungle Listening Nature Talk
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
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
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
Now India is a place beyond all others where one must not take things too seriously—the midday sun always excepted.
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Beyond Exception Place Serious Sun
It’s always best to tell the truth.
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Best Honesty Talk Truth
Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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Bad Literature Wife
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose Yourself
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 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
There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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Grave Jealous
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try

Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.

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