San Francisco is a mad city - inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty. -Rudyard Kipling Beauty
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?' -Rudyard Kipling Art
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbours. -Rudyard Kipling Nature
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier. -Rudyard Kipling Women
Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade. -Rudyard Kipling Gardening
