"Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice." — Rudyard Kipling
"Humble because of knowledge; mighty by sacrifice."
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223 Quotes by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling has 223 quotes on this site.
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And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will find yourself a partner in the…
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Being kissed by a man who didn't wax his moustache was-like eating an egg without salt.
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No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all…
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For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one.
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Oh, Adam was a gardener, and God who made him sees That half a proper gardener's work is done upon…
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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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I have stated it plain, an' my argument's thus ( It's all one, says the Sapper) There's only one Corps…
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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…
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Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears.
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The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man!
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... he became an officer and a gentleman, which is an enviable thing;
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Cat said, 'I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by…
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There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
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I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it?
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The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.
— James M. Barrie
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Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
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The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.
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Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is…
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Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a…
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To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms…
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If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I…
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I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions…
— Norman Borlaug
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The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at…
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