If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
RUDYARD KIPLINGI 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.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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There is no sin greater than ignorance.
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Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears, and so preparing the way for you later on. Sisters are women first, and sisters afterwards; and you will find that you do yourself harm.
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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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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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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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We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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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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A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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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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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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It’s always best to tell the truth.
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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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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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The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
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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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Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
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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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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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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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Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
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I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
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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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God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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The world is very lovely, and it’s very horrible–and it doesn’t care about your life or mine or anything else.
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Not getting what you want either means you don’t want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with the price you have to pay.
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War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But ‘twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain.
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