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“There are events in one's life which, no matter how remote, never fade from memory”
“However much I doubted the man's ability to accomplish the task he had set himself, I could not help admiring his faith and his industry.”
“No matter how often we fail in any endeavor, we never get used to the feeling of depression that assails us after each successive failure.”
“There is no universal language in the jungles; each species has its own language, and though the vocabulary of some is limited, as in the case of porcupines and vultures, the language of each speci...”
“In India, where there are no passports or identity discs, and where religions counts for so much- except among those few who have crossed the 'black water' - I believe that a man wearing a saffron ...”
“It is these big-hearted sons of the soil, no matter what their cast or creed, who will one day weld the contending factions into a composite whole, and make of India a great nation.”
“It was as though the man-eater - for no other leopard would have killed the goat and laid it on the track- had said, 'Here, if you want your goat so badly, take it; and as it is now dark and you ha...”
“When the people of our hills visit an individual for any particular purpose, as for instance to show their gratitude or to express their thanks, it is customary for them not to go on their mission ...”