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.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONTo be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.
More Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes
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All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.
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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 love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others.
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The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
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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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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.
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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.
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I’ve a grand memory for forgetting.
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Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide.
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You can kill the body but not the spirit.
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It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.
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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 has no room for cowards.
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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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