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

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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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...

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...

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...

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has...

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has...

Wine is bottled poetry.

Wine is bottled poetry.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

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;...

Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.

Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.

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

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

The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your...

The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your...

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.

The little rift between the sexes is astonishingly wide

The little rift between the sexes is astonishingly wide

There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good....

There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good....

So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost...

So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost...

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...

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

Wine is bottled poetry.

Wine is bottled poetry.

Behold, A ram caught in a thicket by its horns; Offer the Ram of Pride...

Behold, A ram caught in a thicket by its horns; Offer the Ram of Pride...

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...

Wine gives a man nothing... it only puts in motion what had been locked up...