I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONMarriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passers-by to come and love us.
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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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If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him.
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You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?
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Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.
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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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Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
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Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the child; it is there that he changes the atmosphere and tenor of his life.
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The obscurest epoch is today.
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I shall be glad to lie down with my fathers in honor. It is human at least, if not divine.
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When I am grown to man’s estate I shall be very proud and great. And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys.
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The world has no room for cowards.
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You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.
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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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But to find your wife laughing when you had tears in your eyes, or staring when you were in a fit of laughter, would go some way towards a dissolution of the marriage.
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