There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONThe correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your friend says nothing, and avoids your eye.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.
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Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
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It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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The price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty.
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The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.
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It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health.
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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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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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A friend is a gift you give yourself.
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The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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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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You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.
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Every man has a sane spot somewhere.
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I’ve a grand memory for forgetting.
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I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.
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