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81 " Thou art of the Jungle and not of the Jungle. And I am only a black panther. But I love thee, Little Brother. "
― Rudyard Kipling , The Jungle Book
82 " Now India is a place beyond all others where one must not take things too seriously—the midday sun always excepted. "
― Rudyard Kipling , Plain Tales from the Hills
83 " My heart is heavy with the things I do not understand. "
84 " And it is I, Raksha [The Demon], who answers. The man’s cub is mine, Lungri–mine to me! He shall not be killed. He shall live to run with the Pack and to hunt with the Pack; and in the end, look you, hunter of little naked cubs–frog-eater– fish-killer–he shall hunt thee! "
85 " Good Lord! who can account for the fathomless folly of the public? "
― Rudyard Kipling , The Light That Failed
86 " The python dropped his head lightly for a moment on Mowgli's shoulders. "A brave heart and a courteous tongue," said he. "They shall carry thee far through the jungle, manling. But now go hence quickly with thy friends. Go and sleep, for the moon sets and what follows it is not well that thou shouldst see. "
― Rudyard Kipling , The Jungle Books
87 " There's no jealousy in the grave. "
88 " The reason the beasts give among themselves is that Man is the weakest and most defenseless of all living things, "
89 " What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue "
90 " If you can think–and not make thoughts your aim. "
― Rudyard Kipling , If: A Father's Advice to His Son
91 " More men are killed by overwork than the importance of the world justifies. "
― Rudyard Kipling , The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories
92 " For Kim did nothing with an immense success. "
― Rudyard Kipling , Kim
93 " No need to listen for the fall. This is the world's end. "
94 " To each his own fear'; "
95 " It does not matter what people think of a man after his death. "
― Rudyard Kipling , Captains Courageous
96 " The air was full of all the night noises that, taken together, make one big silence... "
97 " It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose. "
98 " It takes a great deal of Christianity to wipe out uncivilised Eastern instincts, such as falling in love at first sight. "
99 " if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself. "
― Rudyard Kipling , The Man Who Would Be King
100 " I am Kim. I am Kim. And what is Kim?" His soul repeated it again and again. "