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Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.

Rudyard Kipling

When the Man waked up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.’
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Dog Friendship Himself Man Wild
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
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Animal Dangerous Death Female Human
A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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Brave Courtesy Heart Jungle
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
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
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
Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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Bad Literature Wife
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
In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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Food Jungle Life Temper
Tis beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It’s just IT. Some women will stay in a man’s memory if they once walked down a street.
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Goodness Memories Necessary Talk Walk Woman
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your god like a soldier.
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Brain God Soldier Weapon Woman Wound Yourself
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
If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting if you can dream, and not make dreams your master; if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim; if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same; yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.
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Dreams Earth Leadership Master Patience Success Wait Yourself
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
Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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God One Liner Perspective Politics Vehicle

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