You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONVanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.
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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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An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.
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Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.
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Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal.
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There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good.
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So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others.
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The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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It’s a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.
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Nothing like a little judicious levity.
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You can kill the body but not the spirit.
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There is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude made perfect.
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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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By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
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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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Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide.
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