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
want bargaining what-you-want
If you do not get what you want, it is a sure sign that you did not seriously want it.
theatre triumph losing
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
ignorance sin greater
There is no sin greater than ignorance.
clever mistake men
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. Take my word for it, the silliest woman can manage a clever man; But it takes a very clever woman to manage a fool. I never made a mistake in my life; At least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards
writing history stories
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
powerful humanity drug
I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.
cat wish caves
Cat said, 'I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your Cave.'
kissing men eggs
Being kissed by a man who didn't wax his moustache was-like eating an egg without salt.
ignorance remember sin
There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.
san-francisco bay-area drawbacks
San Francisco has only one drawback—‘tis hard to leave.
beautiful garden sight
Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade.
women science males
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
dog men names
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.'
horse war four
Four things greater than all things are Women and horses and power and War.