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This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.

Rudyard Kipling

War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But ‘twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain.
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Dreams Myself Sick War Weapon World
If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Dreams Master Yourself
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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Mom Worth
He travels the fastest who travels alone.
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Alone Fast Himself Independent One Liner Travel
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 woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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Goodness Smoke Woman
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
If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what’s more, you’ll be a man, my son.
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Blame Lose Man Son World Yourself
Not getting what you want either means you don’t want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with the price you have to pay.
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Defeat Enough Karma Pay Price Yourself
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
We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Lying Sea Understand
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
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Fear Inspirational Motivational Ourselves World Worst
If you give someone more than they can do, they will do it. If you give them only what they can do, they will do nothing.
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Ability Work Yourself
In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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Food Jungle Life Temper
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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Country Fast Fools Man Money Reputation World
Cat said, ‘I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your Cave.’
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Animal Friendship Myself Service

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