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Rudyard Kipling

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
Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.
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Deep Distance Togetherness
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
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Ability Accurate Intuition Man Woman
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
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
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom
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
Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.
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Glory Man Money Poor Position Yourself
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
Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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God One Liner Perspective Politics Vehicle
All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago
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Father Freedom Time
He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the worlds heart.
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Children Heart Himself Reach Reaching World
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
The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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Eyes Garden Glory Nature
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
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
You must learn to forgive a man when he’s in love. He’s always a nuisance.
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Forgiveness Learning Love Man Nuisance
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
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
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
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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Ability Work Yourself
Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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Dreams Inspirational Motivational Spiritual
A Time For Prayer “In times of war and not before, God and the soldier we adore. But in times of peace and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted.” -Rudyard Kipling
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Forget God Peace Prayer Right Soldier Time War
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
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

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

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