Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.
RUDYARD KIPLINGA woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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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.
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Believe the best of everybody.
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Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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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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All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago
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For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
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We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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All things considered, there are only two kinds of men in the world: those that stay at home and those that do not.
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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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If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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I have seen something of this world,” she said over the trays, “and there are but two sorts of women in it– those who take the strength out of a man, and those who put it back. Once I was that one, and now I am this.
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Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.
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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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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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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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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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We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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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.
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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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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.
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I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.
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