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Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes

If you wish the pick of men and women, take a good bachelor and a good wife Picture Quote #1

This grove, that was now so peaceful, must then have rung with cries, I thought; and even with the thought I could believe I heard it ringing still Picture Quote #1

And the true realism, always and everywhere, is that of the poets: to find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all Picture Quote #1

It is the history of our kindnesses that alone make this world tolerable. If it were not for that, for the effect of kind words, kind looks, kind letters... I should be inclined to think our life a practical jest in the worst possible spirit Picture Quote #1

It is one of the worst things of sentiment that the voice grows to be more important than the words, and the speaker than that what is spoken Picture Quote #1

Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you and no crowds shout your name Picture Quote #1

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The less I understood of this farrago, the less I was in a position to judge of its importance Picture Quote #1

I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory; the spiritual side a little drowsed, promising subsequent penitence, but not yet moved to begin Picture Quote #1

Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity Picture Quote #1

Sir, with no intention to take offence, I deny your right to put words into my mouth Picture Quote #1

There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people Picture Quote #1

It was for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face? Picture Quote #1

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With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to the truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two Picture Quote #1

Although I express myself with some degree of pleasantry, the purport of my words is entirely serious Picture Quote #1

Fear is the strong passion; it is with fear that you must trifle, if you wish to taste the intensest joys of living Picture Quote #1

There comes an end to all things; the most capacious measure is filled at last; and this brief condescension to evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul Picture Quote #1

Anyone can carry his burden, however heavy, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, until the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means Picture Quote #1

To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man Picture Quote #1

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Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It’s the glory of the sea that has turned my head Picture Quote #1

When I suffer in mind, stories are my refuge; I take them like opium; and consider one who writes them as a sort of doctor of the mind Picture Quote #1

I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements Picture Quote #1

In each of us, two natures are at war – the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose – what we want most to be we are Picture Quote #1

You start a question, and it’s like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others Picture Quote #1

Some day... after I am dead, you may perhaps come to learn the right and wrong of this. I cannot tell you Picture Quote #1

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Jekyll had more than a father’s interest; Hyde had more than a son’s indifference Picture Quote #1

I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both Picture Quote #1

I have been made to learn that the doom and burden of our life is bound forever on man’s shoulders; and when the attempt is made to cast it off, it but returns upon us with more unfamiliar and more awful pressure Picture Quote #1

When your toil has been a pleasure, you have not earned money merely, but money, health, delight, and moral profit, all in one Picture Quote #1

It is a great thing if you can persuade people that they are somehow or other partakers in a mystery. It makes them feel bigger Picture Quote #1

To be truly happy is a question of how we begin, and not how we end, of what we want and not what we have Picture Quote #1

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If you wish the pick of men and women, take a good bachelor and a good wife (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) This grove, that was now so peaceful, must then have rung with cries, I thought; and even with the thought I could believe I heard it ringing still (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) And the true realism, always and everywhere, is that of the poets: to find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) It is the history of our kindnesses that alone make this world tolerable. If it were not for that, for the effect of kind words, kind looks, kind letters... I should be inclined to think our life a practical jest in the worst possible spirit (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) It is one of the worst things of sentiment that the voice grows to be more important than the words, and the speaker than that what is spoken (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you and no crowds shout your name (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) The less I understood of this farrago, the less I was in a position to judge of its importance (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory; the spiritual side a little drowsed, promising subsequent penitence, but not yet moved to begin (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Sir, with no intention to take offence, I deny your right to put words into my mouth (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) It was for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face? (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to the truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Although I express myself with some degree of pleasantry, the purport of my words is entirely serious (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Fear is the strong passion; it is with fear that you must trifle, if you wish to taste the intensest joys of living (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) There comes an end to all things; the most capacious measure is filled at last; and this brief condescension to evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Anyone can carry his burden, however heavy, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, until the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It’s the glory of the sea that has turned my head (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) When I suffer in mind, stories are my refuge; I take them like opium; and consider one who writes them as a sort of doctor of the mind (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) In each of us, two natures are at war – the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose – what we want most to be we are (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) You start a question, and it’s like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Some day... after I am dead, you may perhaps come to learn the right and wrong of this. I cannot tell you (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) Jekyll had more than a father’s interest; Hyde had more than a son’s indifference (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) I have been made to learn that the doom and burden of our life is bound forever on man’s shoulders; and when the attempt is made to cast it off, it but returns upon us with more unfamiliar and more awful pressure (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) When your toil has been a pleasure, you have not earned money merely, but money, health, delight, and moral profit, all in one (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) It is a great thing if you can persuade people that they are somehow or other partakers in a mystery. It makes them feel bigger (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes) To be truly happy is a question of how we begin, and not how we end, of what we want and not what we have (Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes)

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