I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONBy being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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If your morals make you dreary, depend on it, they are wrong.
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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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You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.
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Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
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There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good.
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To become what we are capable of becoming is the only end in life.
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Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
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Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.
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A friend is a gift you give yourself.
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Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.
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Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures.
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One person I have to make good: Myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may.
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When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream, and you need not be surprised if the scream is sometimes a theory.
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It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.
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Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.
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