Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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There’s no jealousy in the grave.
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All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
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He who faces no calamity gains no courage.
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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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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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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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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
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The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
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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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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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Now India is a place beyond all others where one must not take things too seriously—the midday sun always excepted.
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I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.
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