Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?'
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When the Hymalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride, He shouts to scare the monster, who will often turn aside. But the she-bear thus accosted, rends the peasant tooth and nail, For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Politics are not my concern.... They impressed me as a dog's life without a dog's decencies.
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These are the four that are never content: that have never been filled since the dew began- Jacala's mouth, and the glut of the kite, and the hands of the ape, and the eyes of Man.
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One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
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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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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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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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Something I owe to the soil that grew-More to the life that fed-But most to Allah who gave me two Separate sides of my head. I would go without shirt or shoes, Friends, tobacco, or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.
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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.
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Go softly by that river side Or when you would depart, You'll find its every winding tied; And knotted round your heart.
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...he will be our friend for always and always and always.
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Twenty bridges from Tower to Kew — Twenty bridges or twenty two — Wanted to know what the River knew, For they were young, and the Thames was old And this is the tale that River told.
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All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago.
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There is no sin greater than ignorance.
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Now, don't be angry after you've been afraid. That's the worst kind of cowardice.
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There's no jealousy in the grave.
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And some can pot begonias and some can bud a rose, And some are hardly fit to trust with anything that grows.
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Politicians. Little Tin Gods on Wheels.
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Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears.
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I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.
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If I were dammed of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, mother o' mine o mother o' mine.
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Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.