The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it. Rudyard Kipling More Quotes by Rudyard Kipling More Quotes From Rudyard Kipling Let it be clearly understood that the Russian is a delightful person till he tucks in his shirt. As an Oriental he is charming. It is only when he insists on being treated as the most easterly of western peoples instead of the most westerly of easterns that he becomes a racial anomaly extremely difficult to handle. Rudyard Kipling charmingshirtsanomalies One cannot resist the lure of Africa. Rudyard Kipling lure Yes, making mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep... For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that an' Chuck him out, the brute! But it's Saviour of his country, when the guns begins to shoot! Rudyard Kipling gunsleepcountry We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. Rudyard Kipling failureexcusesuccess The masterless man . . . afflicted with the magic of the necessary words. . . . Words that may become alive and walk up and down in the hearts of the hearers. Rudyard Kipling magicheartmen God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. Rudyard Kipling mothers-daychristiangod 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 over the price. Rudyard Kipling wellnesswant-somethingtwo Ah! What avails the classic bent Rudyard Kipling classicrealart 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 niceseathinking The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye. Rudyard Kipling gardeneyelying He who can reach a child's heart can reach the worlds heart. Rudyard Kipling adoptionheartchildren All we have of freedom All we use or know This our fathers bought for us Long and long ago Rudyard Kipling memorial-dayfreedomuplifting Payday came and with it beer Rudyard Kipling paydaydrinkingbeer When the Man waked up he said, 'What is Wild Dog doing here?' And the Woman said, 'His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.' Rudyard Kipling dogfriendshipmen For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack. Rudyard Kipling wolf-packsjungle-bookunity If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. Rudyard Kipling storieswritinghistory We're poor little lambs who've lost our way, Baa! Baa! Baa! We're little black sheep who've gone astray, Baa-aa-aa! Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree, Damned from here to Eternity, God ha' mercy on such as we, Baa! Yah! Bah! Rudyard Kipling blackgentlemansheep 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 asiatoo-muchwest A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. Rudyard Kipling absolute-certaintyintuitionwomen Favouritism governed kissage, Rudyard Kipling kissingagedoe
