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.
RUDYARD KIPLINGThere 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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For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.
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I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.
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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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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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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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Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.
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He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the worlds heart.
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Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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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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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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For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
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