The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONThere is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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Marriage is like life – it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.
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We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.
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The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind him the portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his face.
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Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.
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So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others.
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The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.
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It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves.
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It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
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It’s a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.
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Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.
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Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
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The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.
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To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.
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