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A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.

Rudyard Kipling

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
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
There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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Grave Jealous
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
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
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
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
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
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
The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
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Jungle Listening Nature Talk
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
We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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Ability End Inspirational Open Possible
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 always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose Yourself

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