Often and often afterwards, the beloved aunt would ask me why I had never told anyone how — Rudyard Kipling
San francisco is a mad city – inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people — Rudyard Kipling
Small miseries, like small debts, hit us in so many places, and meet us at so many turns and corners — Rudyard Kipling
The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool. — Rudyard Kipling
When you’re wounded and left on afghanistan’s plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains — Rudyard Kipling
If I were dammed of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, mother o’ mine o mother o’ mine. — Rudyard Kipling
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone.. — Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. — Rudyard Kipling
He wrapped himself in quotations – as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of emperors. — Rudyard Kipling
I have struck a city – a real city – and they call it chicago… I urgently desire never to see it again. — Rudyard Kipling
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
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbours. — Rudyard Kipling
I keep six honest serving men. (they taught me all I know); their names are what and why. — Rudyard Kipling
Our england is a garden, and such gardens are not made by singing: “oh, how beautiful!” and sitting in the shade. — Rudyard Kipling