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 KIPLINGNations 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.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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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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Politics are not my concern. They impressed me as a dog’s life without a dog’s decencies.
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Delight in the little things.
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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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In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
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Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
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An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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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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Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.
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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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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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If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting if you can dream, and not make dreams your master; if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim; if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same; yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.
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The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.
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It’s always best to tell the truth.
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Cities and Thrones and Powers Stand in Time’s eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
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