There is no sin greater than ignorance.
RUDYARD KIPLINGNations 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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An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.
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A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
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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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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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I’ve just read that I am dead. Don’t forget to delete me from your list of subscribers.
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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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God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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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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A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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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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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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When the Man waked up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.’
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For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.
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