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Quotation from If— by Rudyard Kipling

“Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools;”

Rudyard Kipling (spoken by The speaker)

If—, Lines 15-16 (Rewards and Fairies (1910))

Portrait of Rudyard Kipling

The test of rebuilding a ruined life's work without fresh strength or new means.

Citation: "Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools;" — Rudyard Kipling, If—, Lines 15-16 (Rewards and Fairies (1910)). (id if-kipling-q3)

Portrait: Kipling If (Doubleday 1910), Rudyard Kipling, Public domain.

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