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.
RUDYARD KIPLINGFollow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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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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An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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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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All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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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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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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Not getting what you want either means you don’t want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with the price you have to pay.
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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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If you give someone more than they can do, they will do it. If you give them only what they can do, they will do nothing.
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Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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