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Life's Handicap

Rudyard Kipling
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“All gods have good points, just as have all priests. Personally, I attach much importance to Hanuman, and am kind to his people—the great gray apes of the hills. One never knows when one may want a friend.”

Rudyard Kipling Life's Handicap

The Mark of the Beast.
Life's Handicap (1891)

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“Take your friend away. He has done with Hanuman, but Hanuman has not done with him.”

Rudyard Kipling Life's Handicap

The Mark of the Beast.
Life's Handicap (1891)

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“East of Suez, some hold, the direct control of Providence ceases; Man being there handed over to the power of the Gods and Devils of Asia, and the Church of England Providence only exercising an occasional and modified supervision in the case of Englishmen.”

Rudyard Kipling Life's Handicap

The Mark of the Beast.
Life's Handicap (1891)

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