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A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.

Rudyard Kipling

If you want something and don’t get it, there are only two reasons. You either really didn’t want it, or you tried to bargain over the price.
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Price Reason Try Yourself
There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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Grave Jealous
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;!
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Blame Doubt Head Lose Man Trust Yourself
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
I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.
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Deal Humanity Myself Nature Powerful Word
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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Ability End Inspirational Open Possible
A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Book Man Wine
Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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God One Liner Perspective Politics Vehicle
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
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
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Exception Serious Yourself
He who faces no calamity gains no courage.
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Adversity Courage Face Hard Time Himself
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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History Naked Nation People Reason Simplicity
He who can reach a child’s heart can reach the worlds heart.
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Children Heart Himself Reach Reaching World
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
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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Balance Inspirational Strength Team Work Wolf
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
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
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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Blame Head Lose Yourself
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
We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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Nature Neighbor Trouble
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
The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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Eyes Garden Glory Nature
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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Failure Inspirational Reason Repeat Try

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