Do not weep; for, look you, all Desire is Illusion and a new binding upon the Wheel.
Kim
“It is not a good fancy,” said the llama. “What profit to kill men? Very little – as I know; but if evil men were not now and then slain it would not be a good world for weaponless dreamers.”
Kim
“Better he should be bruised from head to foot by me who love him than that he should come to harm through ignorance…”
The Jungle Book
It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity.
The Jungle Book
This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.
Kim
India was awake, and Kim was in the middle of it, more awake and more excited than anyone, chewing on a twig that he would presently use as a toothbrush; for he borrowed right- and left-handedly from all the customs of the country he knew and loved.
Kim
One of the beauties of Jungle Law is that punishment settles all scores. There is no nagging afterward.
The Jungle Book
The motto of all the mongoose family is, “Run and find out”; and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.
The Jungle Book
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