Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONYet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.
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The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.
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Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal.
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Marriage is like life – it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.
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It’s a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.
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To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.
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Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
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Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
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So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.
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The world is full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.
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There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good.
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Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.
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It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.
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Yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.
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