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.

Rudyard Kipling

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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
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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Creation God Himself Mom
It’s always best to tell the truth.
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Best Honesty Talk Truth
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
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
The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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Eyes Garden Glory Nature
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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Brave Courtesy Heart Jungle
Now India is a place beyond all others where one must not take things too seriously—the midday sun always excepted.
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Beyond Exception Place Serious Sun
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
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 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
Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.
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Drink Energy Man Vice Work
Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.
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Glory Man Money Poor Position Yourself
Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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God One Liner Perspective Politics Vehicle
We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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Ability End Inspirational Open Possible
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose Yourself
One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
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Oneself Place Resistance
Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.
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Deep Distance Togetherness
Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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Advice Deep Fall Past 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
We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
If you can meet success and failure and treat them both as impostors, then you are a balanced man, my son.
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Balance Failure Man Success Yourself
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
I’ve just read that I am dead. Don’t forget to delete me from your list of subscribers.
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Death Forget Reading Subscription Yourself
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Forget History Story Teaching
I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.
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Desire Myself Occupy Reality Savage See

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