Rudyard Kipling Quotes - Page 4

You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance.

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.'

If you hit a pony over the nose at the outset of your acquaintance, he may not love you but he will take a deep interest in your movements ever afterwards

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!

Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade.

(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation, and the attendance on moods and tempers; the noting of discrepancies between speech and action; a certain reserve of demeanour; and automatic suspicion of sudden favours.

Yes, making mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep... For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that an' Chuck him out, the brute! But it's Saviour of his country, when the guns begins to shoot!

Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.

What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue.

All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master.

Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.

San Francisco has only one drawback—‘tis hard to leave.

Payday came and with it beer

If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.

When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and obey.

I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers.

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.'

All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.

Let each man be judged by his deeds, I have paid my price to live with myself on the terms that I willed.

Now, don't be angry after you've been afraid. That's the worst kind of cowardice.

San Francisco is a mad city - inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty.

A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.

One learns more from a good scholar in a rage than from a score of lucid and laborious drudges.

What stands if freedom fall?