If you can think–and not make thoughts your aim. Rudyard Kipling More Quotes by Rudyard Kipling More Quotes From Rudyard Kipling It was the forty-fathom slumber that clears the soul and eye and heart, and sends you to breakfast ravening. Rudyard Kipling eye sea heart They shut the road through the woods Seventy years ago. Weather and rain have undone it again, And now you would never know There was once a road through the woods Rudyard Kipling nature rain years Both triumph and disaster are impostors. Rudyard Kipling disaster triumph 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 & Sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear. Rudyard Kipling brother dog death For the sin they do by two and two they must pay for one by one. Rudyard Kipling sin pay two Something I owe to the soil that grew-More to the life that fed-But most to Allah who gave me two Separate sides of my head. I would go without shirt or shoes, Friends, tobacco, or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head. Rudyard Kipling shoes brain two And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins, when all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins. Rudyard Kipling brave-new-world pay men Englishmen are not usually softened by appeals to the memory of their mothers. Rudyard Kipling appeals mother memories At twenty the things for which one does not care a damn should, properly, be many. Rudyard Kipling care twenties doe He will kill mice and he will be kind to babies...but when the moon gets up and the night comes, he is the Cat that Walks by Himself. Rudyard Kipling cat moon baby After violent emotion most people and all boys demand food. Rudyard Kipling demand boys people The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man! Rudyard Kipling army military men I wasted my substance, I know I did, on riotous living, so I did, but there's nothing on record to show I did more than my betters have done. Rudyard Kipling records substance done Gentleman-rankers out on the spree, damned from here to Eternity. Rudyard Kipling delinquency gentleman eternity Hear and attend and listen; for this is what befell and be-happened and became and was, O my Best Beloved, when the Tame animals were wild. The dog was wild, and the Horse was wild, and the Cow was wild, and the Sheep was wild, and the Pig was wild -as wild as wild could be - and they walked in the Wet Wild Woods by their wild lones. But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cat. He walked by himself and all places were alike to him Rudyard Kipling horse cat dog The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose. Rudyard Kipling mongoose motto running Many wear the robes, but few walk the Way." The Lama in Kim Rudyard Kipling robes kim way There's a Legion that never was 'listed, That carries no colours or crest, But, split in a thousand detachments, Is breaking the road for the rest. Rudyard Kipling legion detachment splits God help us for we knew the worst too young. Rudyard Kipling worst young helping If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the will which says to them: 'Hold on!' Rudyard Kipling heart motivational long
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