We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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The cruelest lies are often told in silence

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world, and the best that we...

We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world, and the best that we...

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...

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.

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...

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

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...

Nothing like a little judicious levity.

Nothing like a little judicious levity.

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

Youth is wholly experimental

Youth is wholly experimental

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

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...

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

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

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish;...

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish;...

Wine is bottled poetry.

Wine is bottled poetry.