“ Men are only men, Little Brother, and their talk is like the talk of frogs in a pond. ”
Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book (1894). copy citation
| Author | Rudyard Kipling |
|---|---|
| Source | The Jungle Book |
| Topic | men trivia |
| Date | 1894 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/236/236-h/236-h.htm |
Context
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«Never. I will always remember that I love thee and all in our cave. But also I will always remember that I have been cast out of the Pack.»
«And that thou mayest be cast out of another pack. Men are only men, Little Brother, and their talk is like the talk of frogs in a pond. When I come down here again, I will wait for thee in the bamboos at the edge of the grazing-ground.»
For three months after that night Mowgli hardly ever left the village gate, he was so busy learning the ways and customs of men.” source
«Never. I will always remember that I love thee and all in our cave. But also I will always remember that I have been cast out of the Pack.»
«And that thou mayest be cast out of another pack. Men are only men, Little Brother, and their talk is like the talk of frogs in a pond. When I come down here again, I will wait for thee in the bamboos at the edge of the grazing-ground.»
For three months after that night Mowgli hardly ever left the village gate, he was so busy learning the ways and customs of men.” source
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