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Rudyard Kipling was a British poet, short-story writer, and novelist, known for his works reflecting British imperialism and his experiences in India. His most famous works include 'The Jungle Book' and 'Kim'.

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Famous Rudyard Kipling Quotes

“When Earth's last picture is painted and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colours have faded, and the youngest critic has died, We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it lie down for an aeon or two, Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall put us to work anew!”

Needs Two Earth Lasts Lying Masters Died Critics Colour Good Work Twisted Tubes Faded Workmen

Author:Rudyard Kipling

“There are gems of wondrous brightness Ofttimes lying at our feet, And we pass them, walking thoughtless, Down the busy, crowded street. If we knew, our pace would slacken, We would step more oft with care, Lest our careless feet be treading To the earth some jewel rare.”

Ifs Care Earth Lying Steps Knowledge Feet Streets Walking Busy Pace Jewels Crowded Careless Brightness Gems Wondrous Treading Crowded Streets

Author:Rudyard Kipling

“A boy of to-day is affected by every change of tone and gust of opinion, so that he lies even when he desires to speak the truth.”

Lying Desire Speak Opinion Boys Tone Affected Speak The Truth

Book:Ghost stories

Source: Ghost stories

“No doubt but ye are the People - absolute, strong and wise; Whatever your hear has desired ye have not withheld from your eyes. On your own heads, in your own hands, the sin and the saving lies!”

People Hands Eye Lying Strong Sin Doubt Wise Absolutes Saving No Doubt

Book:Rudyard Kipling: The Complete Verse

Source: Rudyard Kipling: The Complete Verse

“Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie.”

Lying Dog My Dog Puppy Canine Dog Lover Puppy Dog Dog Love Great Dog Poodle Dogs Puppies And Dogs I Love My Dog Love My Dog Puppy Love Puppies And Love Lost Dog Pups

Book:Complete Poetry of Rudyard Kipling: Complete 570+ Poems in One Volume: Songs from Novels and Stories, The Seven Seas Collection, Ballads and Barrack-Room Ballads, An Almanac of Twelve Sports, The Five Nations, The Years Between…

Source: Complete Poetry of Rudyard Kipling: Complete 570+ Poems in One Volume: Songs from Novels and Stories, The Seven Seas Collection, Ballads and Barrack-Room Ballads, An Almanac of Twelve Sports, The Five Nations, The Years Between…

“The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye.”

Eye Lying Glory Garden More Than Meets The Eye

Author:Rudyard Kipling

“If you can wait and not be tired of waiting, or being lied about, don't deal in lies. Or being hated, don't give way to hating, and yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise.”

Ifs Way Giving Looks Lying Hate Waiting Deals Wise Tired Hated Lied Being Lied Being Hated Tired Of Waiting

Author:Rudyard Kipling

“Of course the Man was wild too. He was dreadfully wild. He didn't even begin to be tame till he met the Woman, and she told him that she did not like living in his wild ways. She picked out a nice dry Cave, instead of a heap of wet leaves, to lie down in; and she strewed clean sand on the floor; and she lit a nice fire of wood at the back of the Cave; and she hung a dried wild-horse skin, tail down, across the opening of the Cave; and she said, 'Wipe your feet, dear, when you come in, and now we'll keep house.”

Source: The Cat that Walked by Himself (English French Edition illustrated): Le Chat qui s’en va tout seul (Anglais Français édition illustré)

“We're all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.”

Lying Sea Islands Misunderstanding Shouting

Book:The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated): 5 Novels & 440+ Short Stories, Complete Poetry, Historical Military Works and Autobiographical Writings (Kim, The Jungle Book, The Man Who Would Be King, Land and Sea Tales, Captain Courageous…)

Source: The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling (Illustrated): 5 Novels & 440+ Short Stories, Complete Poetry, Historical Military Works and Autobiographical Writings (Kim, The Jungle Book, The Man Who Would Be King, Land and Sea Tales, Captain Courageous…)

“And the end of the fight is tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear, "A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East."”

Ends Lying Fighting Names White Fool Late East Empires Hustle Epitaph Tombstone East And West Deceased

Author:Rudyard Kipling

“But remember please, the Law by which we live, we are not built to comprehend a lie, we can neither love nor pity nor forgive. If you make a slip in handling us you die.”

Ifs Love Remember Law Lying Dies Please Built Forgiving Pity Slips

Book:The Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling

Source: The Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling

“But he couldn't lie if you paid him and he'd starve before he stole.”

Ifs Lying Money Paid

Book:Kipling and the Sea: Voyages and Discoveries from North Atlantic to South Pacific

Source: Kipling and the Sea: Voyages and Discoveries from North Atlantic to South Pacific

“The beasts are very wise, Their mouths are clean of lies, They talk one to the other, Bullock to bullock brothers Resting after their labors, Each in stall with his neighbors, But man with goad and whip, Breaks up their fellowship, Shouts in their silky ears Filling their soul with fears. When he has plowed the land, He says: "they understand." But the beasts in stall together, Freed from the yoke and tether, Say as the torn flank smoke: "Nay, 'twas the whip that spoke."”

Men Soul Together Lying Animal Break Wise Land Brother Mouths Labor Ears Clean Neighbor Smoke Beast Spokes Torn Filling Fellowship Whips Yoke Very Wise

Book:Complete verse

Source: Complete verse