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If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.

Rudyard Kipling

No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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Green Thinking Winter
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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Lonely Pay Price Privilege Scare Struggle Tribe Yourself
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
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
I have seen something of this world,” she said over the trays, “and there are but two sorts of women in it– those who take the strength out of a man, and those who put it back. Once I was that one, and now I am this.
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Change Growth Myself Strength Transformation Woman World
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
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
Delight in the little things.
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Delight Happiness One Liner
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
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
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
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Fool Man Management Silly Woman
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
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Fear Inspirational Motivational Ourselves World Worst
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
There are gems of wondrous brightness Often times lying at our feet, And we pass them, walking thoughtless, Down the busy, crowded street. If we knew, our pace would slacken, We would step more oft with care, Lest our careless feet be treading To the earth some jewel rare.
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Bright Care Earth Lying Ourselves Time Walk Wonderful
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
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

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