The existence of a man is so small a thing to take, so mighty a thing to employ

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

Topics: Existence Quotes

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...

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

In the law of God, there is no statute of limitations.

In the law of God, there is no statute of limitations.

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.

To forget oneself is to be happy.

To forget oneself is to be happy.

Everyone lives by selling something, whatever be his right to it.

Everyone lives by selling something, whatever be his right to it.

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...

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...

You can kill the body but not the spirit.

You can kill the body but not the spirit.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

Wine is bottled poetry.

Wine is bottled poetry.

I hate cynicism a great deal worse than I do the devil; unless perhaps the...

I hate cynicism a great deal worse than I do the devil; unless perhaps the...

It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible...

It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible...

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...

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...

Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about...

Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about...

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

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...

For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does...

For as old age is that period of life most remote from infancy, who does...

King David and King Solomon Led merry, merry lives, With many, many lady friends And...

King David and King Solomon Led merry, merry lives, With many, many lady friends And...

My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture....

My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture....