In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;
But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: 'If you don't work you die.'
- Rudyard Kipling
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This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.
Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
If you can walk with the crowd and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch;
If... If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The... Now this is the Law of the Jungle — as old and as true as the sky; And... The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a... There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
Who has smelled the woodsmoke at twilight, who has seen the campfire burning, who is quick to read... No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books...
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