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We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.

Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what’s more, you’ll be a man, my son.
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Blame Lose Man Son World 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
It’s always best to tell the truth.
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Best Honesty Talk Truth
There is no sin greater than ignorance.
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Greatness Ignorance Sin
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
There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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Greatness Ignorance Remember Sin
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
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
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
A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
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Ability Accurate Intuition Man Woman
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Animal Dangerous Death Female Human
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
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.
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Adventure Brief Inspirational Meaning Moments Short
Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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Beautiful Garden Shade Sing Sit
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom

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