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Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.

Rudyard Kipling

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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Desire Myself Occupy Reality Savage See
All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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Man Religion Sensible Talk
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
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
Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears, and so preparing the way for you later on. Sisters are women first, and sisters afterwards; and you will find that you do yourself harm.
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Compliment Hope Praise Reach Sister Woman Yourself
All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people, like Us, are We And every one else is They: But if you cross over the sea, Instead of over the way, You may end by (think of it!) looking on We As only a sort of They!
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End Goodness People Sea Yourself
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom
At two o’clock in the morning, if you open your window and listen, You will hear the feet of the Wind that is going to call the sun. And the trees in the Shadow rustle and the trees in the moonlight glisten, And though it is deep, dark night, you feel that the night is done.
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Call Darkness Feeling Morning Nature Night Open Shadow Sun Window Yourself
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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Dreams Inspirational Motivational Spiritual
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
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Fear Inspirational Motivational Ourselves World Worst
No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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Green Thinking Winter
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
One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
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Oneself Place Resistance

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