black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

Rudyard Kipling

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.
RUDYARD KIPLING

History Naked Nation People Reason Simplicity
Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Humble Knowledge Sacrifice
War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But ‘twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Dreams Myself Sick War Weapon World
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.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Call Darkness Feeling Morning Nature Night Open Shadow Sun Window Yourself
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 KIPLING

Honesty Man Myself Philosophy Service Teaching Wisdom
When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your god like a soldier.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Brain God Soldier Weapon Woman Wound Yourself
A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Ability Accurate Intuition Man Woman
Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Deep Purity Purpose Religious
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Blame Head Lose Yourself
A Time For Prayer “In times of war and not before, God and the soldier we adore. But in times of peace and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted.” -Rudyard Kipling
RUDYARD KIPLING

Forget God Peace Prayer Right Soldier Time War
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.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Compliment Hope Praise Reach Sister Woman Yourself
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Goodness Smoke Woman
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.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Country Fast Fools Man Money Reputation World
What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Animal Forest Jungle Law Strike
One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
RUDYARD KIPLING

Oneself Place Resistance
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;!
RUDYARD KIPLING

Blame Doubt Head Lose Man Trust Yourself

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Rudyard Kipling Quotes