When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream, and you need not be surprised if the scream is sometimes a theory.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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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...

A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

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 cruelest lies are often told in silence

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?

Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?

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...

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

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

In the law of God, there is no statute of limitations.

In the law of God, there is no statute of limitations.

We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can...

We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can...

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...

Wine is bottled poetry.

Wine is bottled poetry.

The saints are the sinners who keep on going

The saints are the sinners who keep on going

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

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.

Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese - toasted, mostly.

Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese - toasted, mostly.

You can read Kant by yourself, if you wanted to; but you must share a...

You can read Kant by yourself, if you wanted to; but you must share a...

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...

Marriage is one long conversation, checkered by disputes.

Marriage is one long conversation, checkered by disputes.

Marriage is like pi - natural, irrational, and very important.

Marriage is like pi - natural, irrational, and very important.

He stole my heart....so I stole his last name.

He stole my heart....so I stole his last name.