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
work garden hands
Oh, Adam was a gardener, and God who made him sees That half a proper gardener's work is done upon his knees, So when your work is finished, you can wash your hands and pray For the Glory of the Garden, that it may not pass away!
winter thinking green
No one thinks of winter when the grass is green.
discrepancies-between unhappy-childhood preparation
(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation, and the attendance on moods and tempers; the noting of discrepancies between speech and action; a certain reserve of demeanour; and automatic suspicion of sudden favours.
unity wolf-packs jungle-book
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
men effort too-much
Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.
misunderstood orientalism west
Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.
creativity thinking waiting
When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and obey.
england knows
Those who only know England know not England.
hero soul lines
O it's Tommy this, and Tommy that, and Tommy 'ow's your soul/But it's thin red line of heroes when the drums begin to roll.
life lovers hope-and-faith
Sing, for faith and hope are high- None so true as you and I- Sing the Lovers' Litany: "Love like ours can never die!"
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.
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.
clever men fool
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.
theatre triumph losing
Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.