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There’s no jealousy in the grave.

Rudyard Kipling

A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.
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Dedication Serious 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
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
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
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
In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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Food Jungle Life Temper
Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.
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Drink Energy Man Vice Work
A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
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Ability Accurate Intuition Man Woman
I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.
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Desire Myself Occupy Reality Savage See
Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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Advice Deep Fall Past 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
Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.
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Deep Purity Purpose Religious
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom
Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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Beautiful Garden Shade Sing Sit

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