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

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

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...

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...

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

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

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

I find it useful to remember, everyone lives by selling something.

I find it useful to remember, everyone lives by selling something.

The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and...

The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and...

In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer quite...

In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer quite...

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others

Quiet minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at...

Quiet minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at...

The little rift between the sexes is astonishingly wide

The little rift between the sexes is astonishingly wide

Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably...

Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably...

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage...

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage...

It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.

It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree.

Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree.

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit...

Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit...