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
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Rudyard Kipling on honesty
Rudyard Kipling84 quotes“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.”
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