Rudyard Kipling Quote

It was our fault, and our very great fault—and now we must turn it to use.
We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.


The Lesson, Stanza 8 (1899-1902).

The Five Nations/The Lesson


It was our fault, and our very great fault—and now we must turn it to use. We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

It was our fault, and our very great fault—and now we must turn it to use. We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

It was our fault, and our very great fault—and now we must turn it to use. We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

It was our fault, and our very great fault—and now we must turn it to use. We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.