Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
RUDYARD KIPLINGBe slow to judge for we know little of what has been done and nothing of what has been resisted.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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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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Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream.
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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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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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Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours.
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We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.
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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’s no jealousy in the grave.
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Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.
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It’s always best to tell the truth.
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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 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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The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
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Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
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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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