When it comes to my own turn to lay my weapons down, I shall do so with thankfulness and fatigue, and whatever be my destiny afterward, I shall be glad to lie down with my fathers in honor. It is…

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

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The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

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...

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

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

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on...

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on...

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

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

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand...

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand...

When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream,...

When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream,...

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

Nothing made by brute force lasts.

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...

The web, then, or the pattern, a web at once sensuous and logical, an elegant...

The web, then, or the pattern, a web at once sensuous and logical, an elegant...

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...

You can kill the body but not the spirit.

You can kill the body but not the spirit.

To forget oneself is to be happy.

To forget oneself is to be happy.

Some people swallow the universe like a pill; they travel on through the world, like...

Some people swallow the universe like a pill; they travel on through the world, like...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part...

Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and...

Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and...

Really, the fundamental, ultimate mystery -- the only thing you need to know to understand...

Really, the fundamental, ultimate mystery -- the only thing you need to know to understand...