Rudyard Kipling Quotes on Discipline
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It takes a great deal of Christianity to wipe out uncivilized Eastern instincts, such as falling in love at first sight.
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They've taken of his buttons off an' cut his stripes away, An' they're hangin' Danny Deever in the mornin'.
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You may talk o' gin and beer When you're quartered safe out 'ere, An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it; But when it comes to slaughter You will do your work on water, An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it.
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When first under fire an' you're wishful to duck, Don't look nor take 'eed at the man that is struck, Be thankful you're livin', and trust to your luck And march to your front like a soldier. Front, front, front like a soldier...
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If your officer's dead and the sergeants look white, Remember it's ruin to run from a fight: So take open order, lie down, and sit tight, And wait for supports like a soldier. Wait, wait, wait like a soldier...
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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.
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Boots - boots - boots - boots - movin' up and down again! There's no discharge in the war!