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Rudyard Kipling

We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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Ability End Inspirational Open Possible
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
At two o’clock in the morning, if you open your window and listen, You will hear the feet of the Wind that is going to call the sun. And the trees in the Shadow rustle and the trees in the moonlight glisten, And though it is deep, dark night, you feel that the night is done.
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Call Darkness Feeling Morning Nature Night Open Shadow Sun Window Yourself
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
Delight in the little things.
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Delight Happiness One Liner
He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the worlds heart.
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Children Heart Himself Reach Reaching World
If you can meet success and failure and treat them both as impostors, then you are a balanced man, my son.
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Balance Failure Man Success Yourself
He who faces no calamity gains no courage.
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Adversity Courage Face Hard Time Himself
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
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
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
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
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
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
Believe the best of everybody.
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Believe Best One Liner View
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
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Forget History Story Teaching
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try
We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all the shelves – but what the teachers are themselves.
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Mindset Teacher Teaching Word Young
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
Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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Bad Literature Wife
There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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Greatness Ignorance Remember Sin
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
In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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Food Jungle Life Temper
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your god like a soldier.
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Brain God Soldier Weapon Woman Wound Yourself

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