If you hit a pony over the nose at the outset of your acquaintance, he may not love you but he will take a deep interest in your movements ever afterwards

War is an ill thing, as I surely know. But 'twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain.

(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation, and the attendance on moods and tempers; the noting of discrepancies between speech and action; a certain reserve of demeanour; and automatic suspicion of sudden favours.

None of the Jungle People like being disturbed.

Those who only know England know not England.

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

The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.