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5fef025	If you can keep your head when all about yo	ataraxy inspirational life manhood moral-courage perseverance	Rudyard Kipling
66d5ec8	If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoug..	inspirational life manhood moral-courage perseverance	Rudyard Kipling
2168f2c	He wrapped himself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.		Rudyard Kipling
94a2059	I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards.	justification mistakes pretexts	Rudyard Kipling
c11f92a	We're all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.	isolation lies loneliness misunderstanding	Rudyard Kipling
60e9c85	If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.	storytelling	Rudyard Kipling
c43692b	A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.	certainty gender guesses men women	Rudyard Kipling
9134ca2	If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;!	ataraxy coming-of-age fathers-and-sons philosophical	Rudyard Kipling
0587e90	Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.	liars self-deception	Rudyard Kipling
ed0361c	For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.		Rudyard Kipling
0754222	If you can walk with the crowd and keep your virtue, or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch; If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run- Yours is the earth and everything that's in it, And-which is more-you'll be a man my son.	historical-fiction war wwi	Rudyard Kipling
9cb9b2f	I am the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.	pride self-containment solitude	Rudyard Kipling
789158f	You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance.	love	Rudyard Kipling
33cb606	Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.	show-love-for-dogs	Rudyard Kipling
529547f	Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful!' and sitting in the shade.	gardens work	Rudyard Kipling
680a4dc	There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.	kipling	Rudyard Kipling
786e340	The world is very lovely, and it's very horrible--and it doesn't care about your life or mine or anything else.	life the-world	Rudyard Kipling
f3730b1	Buy a pup and your money will bu	inspirational	Rudyard Kipling
1be5d1e	This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.		Rudyard Kipling
678f7e8	We had a kettle; we let it leak: Our not repairing made it worse. We haven't had any tea for a week... The bottom is out of the Universe.	repair tea universe world	Rudyard Kipling
d4e4318	Now, don't be angry after you've been afraid. That's the worst kind of cowardice.		Rudyard Kipling
542c9c6	At two o'clock in the morning, if you open your window and listen, You will hear the feet of the Wind that is going to call the sun.		Rudyard Kipling
7d438b6	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!	segregation they travel we xenophobia	Rudyard Kipling
69f37d3	I will remember what I was, I am sick of rope and chains - I will remember my old strength and all my forest affairs. I will not sell my back to man for a bundle of sugar cane; I will go out to my own kind, and the wood-folk in their lairs. I will go out until the day, until the morning break - Out to the wind's untainted kiss, the water's clean caress; I will forget my ankle-ring and snap my picket stake. I will revisit my lost love and pl..		Rudyard Kipling
84cb154	If you can wait and not be tired of waiting, or being lied about, don't deal in lies. Or being hated, don't give way to hating, and yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise.		Rudyard Kipling
d40dcb4	And the first rude sketch that the world has seen was joy to his mighty heart, Till the Devil whispered behind the leaves, "It's pretty, but is it art?"		Rudyard Kipling
cfc60b3	I have seen something of this world," she said over the trays, "and there are but two sorts of women in it-- those who take the strength out of a man, and those who put it back. Once I was that one, and now I am this."		Rudyard Kipling
0f97d13	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,		Rudyard Kipling
8c70b04	A black shadow dropped down into the circle. It was Bagheera the Black Panther, inky black all over, but with the panther markings showing up in certain lights like the pattern of watered silk. Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path, for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant. But he had a voice as soft as wild honey dripping from a tree, and a skin softer than..	character descriptive	Rudyard Kipling
afee89c	I have my own matches and sulphur, and I'll make my own hell.	life	Rudyard Kipling
3a22dd1	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.	observation unhappiness writers writing	Rudyard Kipling
a858129	TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew - Wanted to know what the River knew, Twenty Bridges or twenty-two,	river thames	Rudyard Kipling
fea1d4e	How can you do anything until you have seen everything,or as much as you can?		Rudyard Kipling
ddb659c	We be of one blood, ye and I		Rudyard Kipling
6081694	OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho' they come from the ends of the earth!	east west	Rudyard Kipling
9b49984	A thin grey fog hung over the city, and the streets were very cold; for summer was in England.	cold england fog seasons summer	Rudyard Kipling
66057f4	There is but one task for all -- One life for each to give. What stands if Freedom fall?" [ ]"	sacrifice	Rudyard Kipling
473cdc9	There is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and woman to fill our day; But when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more?	dog sorrow	Rudyard Kipling
795012c	These are the four that are never content: that have never been filled since the dew began- Jacala's mouth, and the glut of the kite, and the hands of the ape, and the eyes of Man.	crocodile curiosity greed kite	Rudyard Kipling
03b4abb	Of course the Man was wild too. He was dreadfully wild. He didn't even begin to be tame till he met the Woman, and she told him that she did not like living in his wild ways. She picked out a nice dry Cave, instead of a heap of wet leaves, to lie down in; and she strewed clean sand on the floor; and she lit a nice fire of wood at the back of the Cave; and she hung a dried wild-horse skin, tail down, across the opening of the Cave; and she s..	cat cave himself man tame walked wild woman	Rudyard Kipling
ad78904	All we have of freedom All we use or know		Rudyard Kipling
43def4d	I Keep Six Honest Serving Men ..." I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. I send them over land and sea, I send them east and west; But after they have worked for me, I give them all a rest. I let them rest from nine till five, For I am busy then, As well as breakfast, lunch, and tea, For they are hungry men. But different folk have different views;..	rudyard-kipling	Rudyard Kipling
7c2466c	I had never seen the jungle. They fed me behind bars from an iron pan till one night I felt that I was Bagheera - the Panther - and no man's plaything, and I broke the silly lock with one blow of my paw and came away; and because I had learned the ways of men, I became more terrible in the jungle than Shere Khan.		Rudyard Kipling
95339c0	It is not a good fancy,' said the llama. 'What profit to kill men?' Very little - as I know; but if evil men were not now and then slain it would not be a good world for weaponless dreamers.		Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about yo

ataraxy inspirational life manhood moral-courage perseverance

Rudyard Kipling

66d5ec8

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoug..

inspirational life manhood moral-courage perseverance

Rudyard Kipling

2168f2c

He wrapped himself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.

Rudyard Kipling

94a2059

I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards.

justification mistakes pretexts

Rudyard Kipling

c11f92a

We're all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.

isolation lies loneliness misunderstanding

Rudyard Kipling

60e9c85

If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.

storytelling

Rudyard Kipling

c43692b

A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

certainty gender guesses men women

Rudyard Kipling

9134ca2

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;!

ataraxy coming-of-age fathers-and-sons philosophical

Rudyard Kipling

0587e90

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

liars self-deception

Rudyard Kipling

ed0361c

For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

Rudyard Kipling

0754222

If you can walk with the crowd and keep your virtue, or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch; If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run- Yours is the earth and everything that's in it, And-which is more-you'll be a man my son.

historical-fiction war wwi

Rudyard Kipling

9cb9b2f

I am the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.

pride self-containment solitude

Rudyard Kipling

789158f

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

love

Rudyard Kipling

33cb606

Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.

show-love-for-dogs

Rudyard Kipling

529547f

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

gardens work

Rudyard Kipling

680a4dc

There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.

kipling

Rudyard Kipling

786e340

The world is very lovely, and it's very horrible--and it doesn't care about your life or mine or anything else.

life the-world

Rudyard Kipling

f3730b1

Buy a pup and your money will bu

inspirational

Rudyard Kipling

1be5d1e

This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.

Rudyard Kipling

678f7e8

We had a kettle; we let it leak: Our not repairing made it worse. We haven't had any tea for a week... The bottom is out of the Universe.

repair tea universe world

Rudyard Kipling

d4e4318

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

Rudyard Kipling

542c9c6

At two o'clock in the morning, if you open your window and listen, You will hear the feet of the Wind that is going to call the sun.

Rudyard Kipling

7d438b6

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!

segregation they travel we xenophobia

Rudyard Kipling

69f37d3

I will remember what I was, I am sick of rope and chains - I will remember my old strength and all my forest affairs. I will not sell my back to man for a bundle of sugar cane; I will go out to my own kind, and the wood-folk in their lairs. I will go out until the day, until the morning break - Out to the wind's untainted kiss, the water's clean caress; I will forget my ankle-ring and snap my picket stake. I will revisit my lost love and pl..

Rudyard Kipling

84cb154

If you can wait and not be tired of waiting, or being lied about, don't deal in lies. Or being hated, don't give way to hating, and yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise.

Rudyard Kipling

d40dcb4

And the first rude sketch that the world has seen was joy to his mighty heart, Till the Devil whispered behind the leaves, "It's pretty, but is it art?"

Rudyard Kipling

cfc60b3

I have seen something of this world," she said over the trays, "and there are but two sorts of women in it-- those who take the strength out of a man, and those who put it back. Once I was that one, and now I am this."

Rudyard Kipling

0f97d13

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,

Rudyard Kipling

8c70b04

A black shadow dropped down into the circle. It was Bagheera the Black Panther, inky black all over, but with the panther markings showing up in certain lights like the pattern of watered silk. Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path, for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant. But he had a voice as soft as wild honey dripping from a tree, and a skin softer than..

character descriptive

Rudyard Kipling

afee89c

I have my own matches and sulphur, and I'll make my own hell.

life

Rudyard Kipling

3a22dd1

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.

observation unhappiness writers writing

Rudyard Kipling

a858129

TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew - Wanted to know what the River knew, Twenty Bridges or twenty-two,

river thames

Rudyard Kipling

fea1d4e

How can you do anything until you have seen everything,or as much as you can?

Rudyard Kipling

ddb659c

We be of one blood, ye and I

Rudyard Kipling

6081694

OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho' they come from the ends of the earth!

east west

Rudyard Kipling

9b49984

A thin grey fog hung over the city, and the streets were very cold; for summer was in England.

cold england fog seasons summer

Rudyard Kipling

66057f4

There is but one task for all -- One life for each to give. What stands if Freedom fall?" [ ]"

sacrifice

Rudyard Kipling

473cdc9

There is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and woman to fill our day; But when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more?

dog sorrow

Rudyard Kipling

795012c

These are the four that are never content: that have never been filled since the dew began- Jacala's mouth, and the glut of the kite, and the hands of the ape, and the eyes of Man.

crocodile curiosity greed kite

Rudyard Kipling

03b4abb

Of course the Man was wild too. He was dreadfully wild. He didn't even begin to be tame till he met the Woman, and she told him that she did not like living in his wild ways. She picked out a nice dry Cave, instead of a heap of wet leaves, to lie down in; and she strewed clean sand on the floor; and she lit a nice fire of wood at the back of the Cave; and she hung a dried wild-horse skin, tail down, across the opening of the Cave; and she s..

cat cave himself man tame walked wild woman

Rudyard Kipling

ad78904

All we have of freedom All we use or know

Rudyard Kipling

43def4d

I Keep Six Honest Serving Men ..." I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. I send them over land and sea, I send them east and west; But after they have worked for me, I give them all a rest. I let them rest from nine till five, For I am busy then, As well as breakfast, lunch, and tea, For they are hungry men. But different folk have different views;..

rudyard-kipling

Rudyard Kipling

7c2466c

I had never seen the jungle. They fed me behind bars from an iron pan till one night I felt that I was Bagheera - the Panther - and no man's plaything, and I broke the silly lock with one blow of my paw and came away; and because I had learned the ways of men, I became more terrible in the jungle than Shere Khan.

Rudyard Kipling

95339c0

It is not a good fancy,' said the llama. 'What profit to kill men?' Very little - as I know; but if evil men were not now and then slain it would not be a good world for weaponless dreamers.

Rudyard Kipling