Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
RUDYARD KIPLINGThere is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Not getting what you want either means you don’t want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with the price you have to pay.
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A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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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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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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If you want something and don’t get it, there are only two reasons. You either really didn’t want it, or you tried to bargain over the price.
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Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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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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Tis beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It’s just IT. Some women will stay in a man’s memory if they once walked down a street.
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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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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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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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We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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