Who said “And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and…”?

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Rudyard Kipling. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceOther works, The Naulahka, ch. 5 (1892).

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“And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear: ''A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.''”
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Kipling, R. (n.d.). And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear: ''A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.'' [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14422-and-the-end-of-the-fight-is-a/

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Kipling, Rudyard. “And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear: ''A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.''” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14422-and-the-end-of-the-fight-is-a/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Kipling, Rudyard. “And the end of the fight is a tombstone white with the name of the late deceased, and the epitaph drear: ''A Fool lies here who tried to hustle the East.''” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14422-and-the-end-of-the-fight-is-a/.