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

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

Topics: Vanity Quotes

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

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

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

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

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,...

I regard you with an indifference closely bordering on aversion.

I regard you with an indifference closely bordering on aversion.

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

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

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

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...

Nothing like a little judicious levity.

Nothing like a little judicious levity.

The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the...

The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the...

Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.

Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.

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.

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.

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

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

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The...

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The...

Every one lives by selling something.

Every one lives by selling something.

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...

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...

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...

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's...

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's...

Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without...

Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without...

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities