For God's sake, give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

Topics: Foolishness Quotes, Intelligence Quotes

I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a...

I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a...

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke...

You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke...

No human being ever spoke of scenery for above two minutes at a time, which...

No human being ever spoke of scenery for above two minutes at a time, which...

If your morals make you dreary, depend on it, they are wrong.

If your morals make you dreary, depend on it, they are wrong.

When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great. And...

When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great. And...

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for...

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for...

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at...

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at...

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it...

Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it...

We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world, and the best that we...

We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world, and the best that we...

To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good...

To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good...

To become what we are capable of becoming is the only end in life.

To become what we are capable of becoming is the only end in life.

We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can...

We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can...

I find it useful to remember, everyone lives by selling something.

I find it useful to remember, everyone lives by selling something.