The world is very lovely, and it’s very horrible–and it doesn’t care about your life or mine or anything else.
RUDYARD KIPLINGAll things considered, there are only two kinds of men in the world: those that stay at home and those that do not.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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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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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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I’ve just read that I am dead. Don’t forget to delete me from your list of subscribers.
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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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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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He who faces no calamity gains no courage.
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If you want something and don’t get it, there are only two reasons. You either really didn’t want it, or you tried to bargain over the price.
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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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Many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem, for purely religious purposes, of course, to know more about iniquity than the unregenerate.
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There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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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.
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Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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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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We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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