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I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.

Rudyard Kipling

There is no sin greater than ignorance.
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Greatness Ignorance Sin
There are gems of wondrous brightness Often times lying at our feet, And we pass them, walking thoughtless, Down the busy, crowded street. If we knew, our pace would slacken, We would step more oft with care, Lest our careless feet be treading To the earth some jewel rare.
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Bright Care Earth Lying Ourselves Time Walk Wonderful
All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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Man Religion Sensible Talk
He who faces no calamity gains no courage.
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Adversity Courage Face Hard Time Himself
All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago
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Father Freedom Time
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
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
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Fear Inspirational Motivational Ourselves World Worst
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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Beautiful Garden Shade Sing Sit
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
Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
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City Death Eyes Flower Time
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
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
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
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 can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself

I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.

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I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.

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