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.
RUDYARD KIPLINGThe world is very lovely, and it’s very horrible–and it doesn’t care about your life or mine or anything else.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities.
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All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.
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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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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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Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.
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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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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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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.
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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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What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.
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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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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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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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Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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