There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONBy being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
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An elegant and pregnant texture: that is style, that is the foundation of the art of literature.
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It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind him the portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his face.
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In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.
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Everyone lives by selling something.
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Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.
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That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.
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Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
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Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.
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Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.
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Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.
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So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others.
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No man is useless while he has a friend.
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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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To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.
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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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