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Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.

Rudyard Kipling

All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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Man Religion Sensible Talk
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
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
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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Goodness Smoke Woman
There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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Greatness Ignorance Remember Sin
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
No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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Green Thinking Winter
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
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
If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.
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Dedication Serious Yourself
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
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Fear Inspirational Motivational Ourselves World Worst
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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Dog Friendship Himself Man Wild

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