Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONWhen I am grown to man’s estate I shall be very proud and great. And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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An elegant and pregnant texture: that is style, that is the foundation of the art of literature.
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Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide.
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Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.
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You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke with some one else.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
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Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
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Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.
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That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.
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All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.
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Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.
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Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal.
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By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
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An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.
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Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
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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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