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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

Rudyard Kipling

Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.
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Civilization Country Herself Old
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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Drink Energy Man Vice Work
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble
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
A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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Brave Courtesy Heart Jungle
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
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
It’s always best to tell the truth.
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Best Honesty Talk Truth
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
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
He travels the fastest who travels alone.
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Alone Fast Himself Independent One Liner Travel
There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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Greatness Ignorance Remember Sin
The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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Eyes Garden Glory Nature
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;!
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Blame Doubt Head Lose Man Trust Yourself
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
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
War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But ‘twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain.
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Dreams Myself Sick War Weapon World
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
We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.
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Deep Purity Purpose Religious
I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.
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Death Eat Man Myself Sleep Work
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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Green Thinking Winter
Be slow to judge for we know little of what has been done and nothing of what has been resisted.
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Judgement Resistance Slow
If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.
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Dedication Serious Yourself
I have seen something of this world,” she said over the trays, “and there are but two sorts of women in it– those who take the strength out of a man, and those who put it back. Once I was that one, and now I am this.
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Change Growth Myself Strength Transformation Woman World
Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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Beautiful Garden Shade Sing Sit

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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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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