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The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.

Rudyard Kipling

Now India is a place beyond all others where one must not take things too seriously—the midday sun always excepted.
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Beyond Exception Place Serious Sun
Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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Bad Literature Wife
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
This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.
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Adventure Brief Inspirational Meaning Moments Short
The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
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Jungle Listening Nature Talk
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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Beautiful Garden Shade Sing Sit
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
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
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
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try
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
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
There is no sin greater than ignorance.
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Greatness Ignorance Sin

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