I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.
RUDYARD KIPLINGThere 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.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.
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I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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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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A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
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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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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.
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A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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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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Believe the best of everybody.
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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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If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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