The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

‘Just So Stories’ (1902) ‘The Cat that Walked by Himself’
One Elephant—a new Elephant—an Elephant’s Child—who was full of ’satiable curtiosity.
‘Just So Stories’ (1902) ‘The Elephant’s Child’
Then the Elephant’s Child put his head down close to the Crocodile’s musky, tusky mouth, and
the Crocodile caught him by his little nose...’Led go! You are hurtig be!’
‘Just So Stories’ (1902) ‘The Elephant’s Child’
I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
‘Just So Stories’ (1902) ‘The Elephant’s Child’
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or frowst with a book by the fire;
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And dig till you gently perspire.
‘Just So Stories’ (1902) ‘How the Camel got his Hump’
You must not forget the suspenders, Best Beloved.
‘Just So Stories’ (1902) ‘How the Whale got his Throat’
And the small ‘Stute Fish said in a small ’stute voice, ‘Noble and generous Cetacean, have you
ever tasted Man?’ ‘No,’ said the Whale. ‘What is it like?’ ‘Nice,’ said the small ‘Stute Fish. ‘Nice
but nubbly.’
‘Just So Stories’ (1902) ‘How the Whale got his Throat’
He had his Mummy’s leave to paddle, or else he would never have done it, because he was a
man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity.
‘Just So Stories’ (1902) ‘How the Whale got his Throat’
Little Friend of all the World.
‘Kim’ (1901) ch. 1 (Kim’s nickname)
The mad all are in God’s keeping.
‘Kim’ (1901) ch. 2
The man who would be king.
Title of story (1888)
Every one is more or less mad on one point.
‘Plain Tales from the Hills’ (1888) ‘On the Strength of a Likeness’
Take my word for it, the silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it takes a very clever
woman to manage a fool.
‘Plain Tales from the Hills’ (1888) ‘Three and—an Extra’
Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as the sky;
And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.
‘The Second Jungle Book’ (1895) ‘The Law of the Jungle’
Mr Raymond Martin, beyond question, was born in a gutter, and bred in a Board-School,