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.

Rudyard Kipling

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The world is very lovely, and it’s very horrible–and it doesn’t care about your life or mine or anything else.
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Beautiful Horrible Life Love Myself World
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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Goodness Smoke Woman
A Time For Prayer “In times of war and not before, God and the soldier we adore. But in times of peace and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted.” -Rudyard Kipling
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Forget God Peace Prayer Right Soldier Time War
There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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Greatness Ignorance Remember Sin
Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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God One Liner Perspective Politics Vehicle
No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all the shelves – but what the teachers are themselves.
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Mindset Teacher Teaching Word Young
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
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
He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the worlds heart.
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Children Heart Himself Reach Reaching World
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
It’s always best to tell the truth.
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Best Honesty Talk Truth
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’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
I have seen something of this world,” she said over the trays, “and there are but two sorts of women in it– those who take the strength out of a man, and those who put it back. Once I was that one, and now I am this.
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Change Growth Myself Strength Transformation Woman World
All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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Man Religion Sensible Talk
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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Dreams Inspirational Motivational Spiritual
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
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
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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Goodness Memories Necessary Talk Walk Woman
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
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
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Fool Man Management Silly Woman
He who faces no calamity gains no courage.
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Adversity Courage Face Hard Time Himself
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Forget History Story Teaching
No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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Green Thinking Winter
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble

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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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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