In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer quite...

In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer quite...

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

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

There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and...

There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and...

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

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...

There is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude...

There is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude...

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The...

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The...

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

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

Nothing like a little judicious levity.

Nothing like a little judicious levity.

Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese - toasted, mostly.

Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese - toasted, mostly.

Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however...

Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however...

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap ... but by the seeds you...

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap ... but by the seeds you...

The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and...

The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and...

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others

It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from...

It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from...

It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.

It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.

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...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

The proper study of mankind is books.

The proper study of mankind is books.

Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.