To become what we are capable of becoming is the only end in life.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?

Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?

We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.

We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.

The web, then, or the pattern, a web at once sensuous and logical, an elegant...

The web, then, or the pattern, a web at once sensuous and logical, an elegant...

There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.

There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a...

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a...

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...

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

No man is useless while he has a friend.

No man is useless while he has a friend.

We must accept life for what it actually is - a challenge to our quality...

We must accept life for what it actually is - a challenge to our quality...

All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.

All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.

It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes...

It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes...

So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others,...

So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others,...

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great. And...

When I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great. And...

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...

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

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

There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By...

There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By...

Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.

Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.

I remember those happy days and often wish I could speak into the ears of...

I remember those happy days and often wish I could speak into the ears of...