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If you give someone more than they can do, they will do it. If you give them only what they can do, they will do nothing.

Rudyard Kipling

All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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Man Religion Sensible Talk
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
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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Glory Man Money Poor Position Yourself
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose Yourself
There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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Grave Jealous
A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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Brave Courtesy Heart Jungle
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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Goodness Smoke Woman
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
One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
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Oneself Place Resistance
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
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom
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
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
Tis beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It’s just IT. Some women will stay in a man’s memory if they once walked down a street.
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Goodness Memories Necessary Talk Walk Woman
Not getting what you want either means you don’t want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with the price you have to pay.
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Defeat Enough Karma Pay Price Yourself
All things considered, there are only two kinds of men in the world: those that stay at home and those that do not.
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Home Kind Man Travel World

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