God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
RUDYARD KIPLING
RUDYARD KIPLING
Rudyard Kipling on creation
Rudyard Kipling84 quotes“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.”
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Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling 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.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling 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.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard 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 KiplingRudyard Kipling Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling 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.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling The world is very lovely, and it’s very horrible–and it doesn’t care about your life or mine or anything else.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling 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 KiplingRudyard Kipling 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 KiplingRudyard Kipling 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 KiplingRudyard Kipling 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 KiplingRudyard Kipling A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling 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 KiplingRudyard Kipling Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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