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.
RUDYARD KIPLINGBelieve the best of everybody.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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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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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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He travels the fastest who travels alone.
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There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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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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I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.
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I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.
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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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If you can dream – and not make dreams your master.
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Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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A Time For Prayer “In times of war and not before, God and the soldier we adore. But in times of peace and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted.” -Rudyard Kipling
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In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
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Tis beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It’s just IT. Some women will stay in a man’s memory if they once walked down a street.
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He who faces no calamity gains no courage.
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If you can meet success and failure and treat them both as impostors, then you are a balanced man, my son.
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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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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.
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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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The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
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Be slow to judge for we know little of what has been done and nothing of what has been resisted.
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We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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You must learn to forgive a man when he’s in love. He’s always a nuisance.
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There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
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