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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.

Rudyard Kipling

The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
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Jungle Listening Nature Talk
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
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 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
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose Yourself
A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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Brave Courtesy Heart Jungle
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
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
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble
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
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
He travels the fastest who travels alone.
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Alone Fast Himself Independent One Liner Travel
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Animal Dangerous Death Female Human
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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Man Religion Sensible Talk

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