"We had a kettle; we let it leak:……" — Rudyard Kipling

"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."

— Rudyard Kipling

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223 Quotes by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling has 223 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will find yourself a partner in the…
Being kissed by a man who didn't wax his moustache was-like eating an egg without salt.
No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all…
For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one.
Oh, Adam was a gardener, and God who made him sees That half a proper gardener's work is done upon…
I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers.
I have stated it plain, an' my argument's thus ( It's all one, says the Sapper) There's only one Corps…
Not getting what you want either means you don't want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with…
Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears.
The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man!
... he became an officer and a gentleman, which is an enviable thing;
Cat said, 'I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by…

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