Nothing like a little judicious levity.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

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...

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...

The obscurest epoch is today.

The obscurest epoch is today.

When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream,...

When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream,...

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

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

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

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

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

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

A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

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...

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...

The very flexibility and ease which make men's friendships so agreeable while they endure, make...

The very flexibility and ease which make men's friendships so agreeable while they endure, make...

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.

That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish;...

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish;...

All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.

All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it...

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it...

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on...

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on...