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Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.

Rudyard Kipling

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
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
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
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City Death Eyes Flower Time
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
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
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
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
All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people, like Us, are We And every one else is They: But if you cross over the sea, Instead of over the way, You may end by (think of it!) looking on We As only a sort of They!
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End Goodness People Sea Yourself
Believe the best of everybody.
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Believe Best One Liner View
Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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God One Liner Perspective Politics Vehicle
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
Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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Advice Deep Fall Past Yourself
Delight in the little things.
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Delight Happiness One Liner
Cat said, ‘I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your Cave.’
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Animal Friendship Myself Service
He travels the fastest who travels alone.
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Alone Fast Himself Independent One Liner Travel

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