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 STEVENSONTo be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.
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Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.
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There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good.
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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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It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
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Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures.
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Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords.
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I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery.
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Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
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Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.
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The obscurest epoch is today.
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Marriage is like life – it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.
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All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.
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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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Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
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