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

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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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...

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...

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.

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...

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a...

I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a...

There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and...

There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and...

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...

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety...

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety...

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it...

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it...

He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.

He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.

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...

The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and...

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and...

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

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 made by brute force lasts.

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

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

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

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad...

People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad...