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War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But ‘twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain.

Rudyard Kipling

It’s always best to tell the truth.
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Best Honesty Talk Truth
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
We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.
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Death Eat Man Myself Sleep Work
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.
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Glory Man Money Poor Position 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
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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Bad Literature Wife
In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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Food Jungle Life Temper
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
Believe the best of everybody.
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Believe Best One Liner View
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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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
Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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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

War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But ‘twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain.

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