In the jungle, life and food depend on keeping your temper.
When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and obey.
Four things greater than all things are Women and horses and power and War.
Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs.
The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.
Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.