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.’
RUDYARD KIPLINGNot 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.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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Politics are not my concern. They impressed me as a dog’s life without a dog’s decencies.
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Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
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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!
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Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.
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When the Man waked up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.’
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No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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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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I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it Chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.
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