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.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONThe cruelest lies are often told in silence.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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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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It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.
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Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.
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We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
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Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
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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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Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
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Wine is bottled poetry.
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The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
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I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery.
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Every man has a sane spot somewhere.
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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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The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.
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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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A friend is a gift you give yourself.
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