A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.
RUDYARD KIPLINGThe jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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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 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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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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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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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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A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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Delight in the little things.
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One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
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Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
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God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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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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We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
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