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!
RUDYARD KIPLINGThe glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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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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We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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There are gems of wondrous brightness Often times lying at our feet, And we pass them, walking thoughtless, Down the busy, crowded street. If we knew, our pace would slacken, We would step more oft with care, Lest our careless feet be treading To the earth some jewel rare.
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There is no sin greater than ignorance.
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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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A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
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Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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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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It’s always best to tell the truth.
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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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There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears, and so preparing the way for you later on. Sisters are women first, and sisters afterwards; and you will find that you do yourself harm.
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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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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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At two o’clock in the morning, if you open your window and listen, You will hear the feet of the Wind that is going to call the sun. And the trees in the Shadow rustle and the trees in the moonlight glisten, And though it is deep, dark night, you feel that the night is done.
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I have seen something of this world,” she said over the trays, “and there are but two sorts of women in it– those who take the strength out of a man, and those who put it back. Once I was that one, and now I am this.
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We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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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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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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Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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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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Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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