One man in a thousand, Solomon says. Will stick more close than a brother. And it's worth while seeking him half your days If you find him before the other. ---The Thousandth Man

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

And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.

If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting ... if you can dream, and not make dreams your master; if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim; if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same; ... yours is the earth and everything that's in it...

I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards.

Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.

Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs.