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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
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
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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Goodness Smoke Woman
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
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 travels the fastest who travels alone.
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Alone Fast Himself Independent One Liner Travel
Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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God One Liner Perspective Politics Vehicle
If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting if you can dream, and not make dreams your master; if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim; if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same; yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.
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Dreams Earth Leadership Master Patience Success Wait Yourself
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
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 always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Believe Best Myself Save Trouble
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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Green Thinking Winter
It’s always best to tell the truth.
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Best Honesty Talk Truth

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