Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 December 1865
CityMumbai, India
dog horse cat
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
military gentleman officers
... he became an officer and a gentleman, which is an enviable thing;
life blood white
The white moth to the closing vine, The bee to the open clover, And the Gypsy blood to the Gypsy blood Ever the wide world over.
life morning heart
The heart of a man to the heart of a maid- Light of my tents, be fleet- Morning awaits at the end of the world, And the world is all at our feet.
life falling-in-love sight
It takes a great deal of Christianity to wipe out uncivilized Eastern instincts, such as falling in love at first sight.
west too-much asia
Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.
kind cowardice worst
Now, don't be angry after you've been afraid. That's the worst kind of cowardice.
brother men sticks
One man in a thousand, Solomon says. Will stick more close than a brother. And it's worth while seeking him half your days If you find him before the other. ---The Thousandth Man
prayer war soldier
A Time For Prayer "In times of war and not before, God and the soldier we adore. But in times of peace and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted." -Rudyard Kipling
running motto mongoose
The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.
life heart men
The wild hawk to the wind-swept sky The deer to the wholesome wold; And the heart of a man to the heart of a maid, As it was in the days of old.
military army men
The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man!
life motivational mean
Not getting what you want either means you don't want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with the price you have to pay.
army perfect sappers
I have stated it plain, an' my argument's thus ( It's all one, says the Sapper) There's only one Corps which is perfect - that's us; An' they call us Her Majesty's Engineers, With the rank and pay of a Sapper!