

“My heart is heavy with the things I do not understand.”
― The Jungle Book
― The Jungle Book

“Man is the weakest and most defenseless of all living things, and it is unsportsmanlike to touch him.”
― The Jungle Book
― The Jungle Book

“Better he should be bruised from head to foot by me who love him than that he should come to harm through ignorance,”
― The Jungle Book
― The Jungle Book

“It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.”
― The Jungle Book
― The Jungle Book

“Even the tiger runs and hides when little Tabaqui goes mad, for madness is the most disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature. We call it hydrophobia, but they call it dewanee—the madness—and run. "Enter,”
― The Jungle Book
― The Jungle Book
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