This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.
RUDYARD KIPLINGIf you give someone more than they can do, they will do it. If you give them only what they can do, they will do nothing.
More Rudyard Kipling Quotes
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If you want something and don’t get it, there are only two reasons. You either really didn’t want it, or you tried to bargain over the price.
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An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
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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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A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
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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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If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.
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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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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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If you give someone more than they can do, they will do it. If you give them only what they can do, they will do nothing.
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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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Politicians. Little Tiny Gods on Wheels.
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Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice.
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The jungle speaks to me because I know how to listen.
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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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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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