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

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by...

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by...

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.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.

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...

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.

To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.

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...

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

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...

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind...

I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind...

The saints are the sinners who keep on going

The saints are the sinners who keep on going

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can...

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can...

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...

It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from...

It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from...

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...

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

And among His Signs Is the creation of the heavens And the earth, and the...

Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it sometimes chases them...

Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it sometimes chases them...

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

People say I give the best head, and they're not always talking about sex.

People say I give the best head, and they're not always talking about sex.