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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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A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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Brave Courtesy Heart Jungle
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
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try
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
Politics are not my concern. They impressed me as a dog’s life without a dog’s decencies.
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Decency Dog Impression Life Politics
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
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
All the money in the world is no use to a man or his country if he spends it as fast as he makes it. All he has left is his bills and the reputation for being a fool.
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Country Fast Fools Man Money Reputation World
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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Balance Inspirational Strength Team Work Wolf
Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.
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Civilization Country Herself Old
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 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
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
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
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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