Rudyard Kipling Quotes


Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne, He travels fastest who travels alone. Rudyard Kipling 202
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack. Rudyard Kipling Unity 189
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. Rudyard Kipling Drugs 153
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool. Rudyard Kipling Clever 152
There was an old man of Quebec,Who was buried in snow to his neck.When asked, Rudyard Kipling Snow 143
All the people like us are We, And everyone else is They. And They live over the sea, While We live over the way. But-would you believe it?-They look upon We As only a sort of They. Rudyard Kipling World 122
He wrapped himself in quotations-as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of emperors. Rudyard Kipling Knowledge 119
Four things greater than all things are,Women and Horses and Power and War. Rudyard Kipling 118
And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear: A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East. Rudyard Kipling Empire 113
But remember please, the Law by which we live, we are not built to comprehend a lie, we can neither love nor pity nor forgive. If you make a slip in handling us you die. Rudyard Kipling Humanity 109
Oh, its Tommy this, an Tommy that, an Tommy, go away;But its Thank you, Mister Atkins, when the band begins to playThe band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,Oh, its Thank you, Mister Atkins, when the band begins to play. Rudyard Kipling 105
More men have died from overwork than the importance of the word justifies. Rudyard Kipling Work 104
The toad beneath the harrow knows Exactly where each tooth point goes. Rudyard Kipling Animals 104
For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one. Rudyard Kipling Sin 104
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier. Rudyard Kipling Women 103
San Francisco is a mad city - inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty. Rudyard Kipling Beauty 99
Words are the most powerful drug used by mankind. Rudyard Kipling Words 99
He wrapped himself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors. Rudyard Kipling Beggar 97
Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run. Rudyard Kipling Distance 97
I had six honest serving men-they taught me all I knew: Their names were Where and What and When-and Why and How and Who. Rudyard Kipling Questions 96
A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke. Rudyard Kipling Cigar 94
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. Rudyard Kipling History 93
If any question why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied. Rudyard Kipling War 92
Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old. Rudyard Kipling Asia 90
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 Rudyard Kipling Coming of age 88
The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it. Rudyard Kipling Condition 88
All we have of freedom -- all we use or know -- this our fathers bought for us, long and long ago. Rudyard Kipling Freedom 87
Never praise a sister to a sister in the hope of your compliments reaching he proper ears. Rudyard Kipling Praise 85
Ye may kill for yourselves and your mates and your cubs as they need and ye can But kill not for pleasure of killing and seven times never kill Man Rudyard Kipling Man 83
I had six honest serving men. They taught me all I knew. Their names were: Where, What, When, Why, How and Who. Rudyard Kipling Learning 83
I have struck a city - a real city - and they call it Chicago... I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages. Rudyard Kipling Again 80
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody -- it saves so much trouble. Rudyard Kipling Faith 78
You may have noticed that many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem Rudyard Kipling Religion 76
Heaven grant us patience with a man in love. Rudyard Kipling Patience 73
All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They. Rudyard Kipling Equality 73
He travels the fastest who travels alone. Rudyard Kipling Travel 73
All the money in the world is no use to a man or his country if he spends it as fast as he makes it. All he has left is his bills and the reputation for being a fool. Rudyard Kipling Money 72
I always try to believe the best of everybody — it saves so much trouble. Rudyard Kipling Belief 71
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. Rudyard Kipling Deadly 69
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. Rudyard Kipling Excuses 69
Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves. Rudyard Kipling Uncategorized 65
The Three in One, the One in Three? Not so! To my own Gods I go. It may be they shall give me greater ease than your cold Christ and tangled Trinities. Rudyard Kipling Christianity 64
He travels the fastest who travels alone. Rudyard Kipling alone 63
Often and often afterwards, the beloved Aunt would ask me why I had never told anyone how I was being treated. Children tell little more than animals, for what comes to them they accept as eternally established. Rudyard Kipling Children 61
Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade. Rudyard Kipling Gardening 61
San Francisco is a mad city - inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty. Rudyard Kipling beauty 59
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 Rudyard Kipling Travel 58
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 Brothers amp Sisters I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear. Rudyard Kipling Sorrow 55
Call a truce, then, to our labors -- let us feast with friends and neighbors, and be merry as the custom of our caste; for if faint and forced the laughter, and if sadness follow after, we are richer by one mocking Christmas past. Rudyard Kipling Holidays 55
Body and spirit I surrendered whole To harsh Instructors and received a soul. Rudyard Kipling Soul 54

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