The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

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.

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

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

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

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon...

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon...

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

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

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

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

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

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...

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...

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is...

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is...

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 world has no room for cowards.

The world has no room for cowards.

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...

Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It...

Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It...

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn...

Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn...