“Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: good
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Man is a creature who lives not
“Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: alone
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Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.
“Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: friendship
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You cannot run away from weakness; you
“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?”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: time
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Keep your eyes open to your mercies.
“Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: life
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Absences are a good influence in love
“Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: good
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Every heart that has beat strongly and
“Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: inspirational
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Give us grace and strength to forbear
“Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: strength
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Wine is bottled poetry.
“Wine is bottled poetry.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: poetry
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Talk is by far the most accessible
“Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. 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.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: health
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The price we have to pay for
“The price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: money
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