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I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.

Rudyard Kipling

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
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
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
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose Yourself
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.
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Deal Humanity Myself Nature Powerful Word
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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Honesty Man Myself Philosophy Service Teaching Wisdom
All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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Man Religion Sensible Talk
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
There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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Greatness Ignorance Remember Sin
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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Mindset Teacher Teaching Word Young
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
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
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try
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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