Rudyard Kipling

The silliest of women can handle an intelligent man, but it takes a very skilled woman to handle a fool.

A woman's intuition is more accurate than a man's certainty.

Six honest servants taught me all I know; their names are how, when, where, what, who, and why.

There is no greater pleasure than finding an old friend, except for making a new one.

If you entrust a man with more than he can do, he will do it. If you only entrust him with what he can do, he will do nothing.

Victory and defeat are two impostors, and one must receive them with equal serenity and a healthy touch of disdain.

You learn more from what people talk amongst themselves or what is understood, than by asking questions.

Borrow problems if your nature dictates it, but do not lend them to your neighbors.

I have always been inclined to think well of everyone; it avoids many problems.

The worst liars are our own fears.

Words are the most powerful drug used by humanity.

I have never made any mistakes in my life; at least, none that I couldn't justify afterwards.