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

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

Topics: Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes

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...

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

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

Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however...

Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however...

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...

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

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 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...

Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of...

Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of...

You can kill the body but not the spirit.

You can kill the body but not the spirit.

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute...

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute...

The saints are the sinners who keep on going

The saints are the sinners who keep on going

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

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

The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all...

The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all...

Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences.

Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences.

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...

The little rift between the sexes is astonishingly wide

The little rift between the sexes is astonishingly wide

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...

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...

Friendship is a very simple word, very commonly used. The word friend is almost used...

Friendship is a very simple word, very commonly used. The word friend is almost used...

Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or...

Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or...