“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“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.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“If you give someone more than they can do, they will do it. If you give them only what they can do, they will do nothing.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“The world is very lovely, and it’s very horrible – and it doesn’t care about your life or mine or anything else.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“Never look backwards or you’ll fall down the stairs.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“If you can meet success and failure and treat them both as impostors, then you are a balanced man, my son.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
“I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
