War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But 'twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
God gives all men all earth to love, but since man's heart is small, ordains for each one spot shall prove belov?d… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Like the destroyer, the submarine has created its own type of officer and man with language and traditions apart from the rest… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made By singing 'Oh how wonderful' and sitting in the shade, While… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins, when all men are paid for existing and no man… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
The heart of a man to the heart of a maid- Light of my tents, be fleet- Morning awaits at the end… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Yet there be certain times in a young man’s life, when, through great sorrow or sin, all the boy in him is… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Ye may kill for yourselves, and your mates, and your cubs as they need, and ye can; But kill not for pleasure… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
No one accuses the Gunner of maudlin affection for anything except his beasts and his weapons. He hasn't the time. He serves… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Savings represent much more than mere money value. They are the proof that the saver is worth something in himself. Any fool… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
I had never seen the jungle. They fed me behind bars from an iron pan till one night I felt that I… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
There are few things sweeter in this world than the guileless, hotheaded, intemperate, open admiration of a junior. Even a woman in… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
There was a young man of Quebec Who was frozen in snow to his neck, When asked, 'Are you Friz?' He replied,… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Any fool can waste, any fool can muddle, but it takes something of a man to save, and the more he saves… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Tis beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just IT. Some women will stay in a man's memory if they… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Body and spirit I surrendered whole To harsh instructors and received a soul... If mortal man could change me through and through… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
The masterless man . . . afflicted with the magic of the necessary words. . . . Words that may become alive… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
They are fools who kiss and tell'-- Wisely has the poet sung. Man may hold all sorts of posts If he'll only… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Take up the White Man's burden -- send forth the best ye breed -- go, bind your sons to exile to serve… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbours. — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear. — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
O it's Tommy this, and Tommy that, and Tommy 'ow's your soul/But it's thin red line of heroes when the drums begin to roll. — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
Oh, Adam was a gardener, and God who made him sees That half a proper gardener's work is done upon his knees, So when… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
Adam was a gardener, and God, who made him, sees that half of all good gardening is done upon the knees. — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
Call a truce, then, to our labors - let us feast with friends and neighbors, and be merry as the custom of our caste;… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
No one accuses the gunner of maudlin affection for anything except his beasts and his weapons. He serves as least three jealous gods-his horse… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
“One of these days, Strickland is going to write a little book on his experiences. That book will be worth buying; and even more,… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
“Good work does not matter, because a man is judged by his worst output and another man takes all the credit of his best… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
“Those who kill snakes get killed by snakes, said Chuchundra, more sorrowfully than ever.” — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
“Father Wolf looked on amazed. He had almost forgotten the days when he won Mother Wolf in fair fight from five other wolves, when… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
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… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share
