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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.

Rudyard Kipling

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
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
Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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Beautiful Garden Shade Sing Sit
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
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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Greatness Ignorance Remember Sin
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
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
All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago
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Father Freedom Time
There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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Grave Jealous
We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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Advice Deep Fall Past Yourself
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
A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
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Ability Accurate Intuition Man Woman
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom
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

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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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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