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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.

Rudyard Kipling

Politics are not my concern. They impressed me as a dog’s life without a dog’s decencies.
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Decency Dog Impression Life Politics
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
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
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
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
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
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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Goodness Smoke Woman
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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Drug Kind Man Powerful Word
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Forget History Story Teaching
One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
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Oneself Place Resistance
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
All things considered, there are only two kinds of men in the world: those that stay at home and those that do not.
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Home Kind Man Travel World
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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Compliment Hope Praise Reach Sister Woman Yourself
He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the worlds heart.
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Children Heart Himself Reach Reaching World

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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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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