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We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

Rudyard Kipling

Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose 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
The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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Eyes Garden Glory Nature
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
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
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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Balance Inspirational Strength Team Work Wolf
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
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
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
Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.
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Deep Distance Togetherness
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Animal Dangerous Death Female Human
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
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
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try
We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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Ability End Inspirational Open Possible

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