We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. Rudyard Kipling More Quotes by Rudyard Kipling More Quotes From Rudyard Kipling The cat will keep his side of the bargain. He will kill mice, and he will be kind to babies when he is in the house, just so long as they do not pull his tail too hard. But when he has done that, and between times, and when the moon gets up and night comes, he is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him. Then he goes out to the Wet Wild Woods or up on the Wet Wild trees or on the Wet Wild roofs, waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone. Rudyard Kipling cat moon baby It's clever, but is it Art? Rudyard Kipling clever art Four things greater than all things are Women and horses and power and War. Rudyard Kipling horse four war All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They. Rudyard Kipling equality diversity people He wrapped himself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors. Rudyard Kipling purple belief knowledge A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling. Rudyard Kipling bravery courage heart The python dropped his head lightly for a moment on Mowgli's shoulders. "A brave heart and a courteous tongue," said he. "They shall carry thee far through the jungle, manling. But now go hence quickly with thy friends. Go and sleep, for the moon sets and what follows it is not well that thou shouldst see. Rudyard Kipling moon sleep heart And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?' Rudyard Kipling rude joy art I am the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me. Rudyard Kipling cat walks pride You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance. Rudyard Kipling nuisance forgiving men Daughter am I in my mother's house, but mistress in my own. Rudyard Kipling honesty daughter mother There was a young man of Quebec Rudyard Kipling frozen snow men Single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints. Rudyard Kipling single-man saint men What stands if Freedom fail? What dies of England live? Rudyard Kipling failure failing england One half of my head, from the top of my skull to the cleft of my jaw, hammers, bangs, sizzles while the other half, serene and content, looks on at the agony next door. Rudyard Kipling agony skulls doors And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame, Rudyard Kipling money stars art However the world pretends to divide itself, there are only two divisions in the world today - human beings and Germans. Rudyard Kipling war two world Enough work to do, and strength enough to do the work. Rudyard Kipling strength enough work What is the moral? Who rides may read. Rudyard Kipling riding reading may I have eaten your bread and salt. Rudyard Kipling drunk wine water