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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Born: Nov 13, 1850
Died: Dec 3, 1894
Good Happy Life Man World You
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Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week. Robert Louis Stevenson
You Doctor Year Hesitates Month See About Give Week Push He Make Does Accomplished Brave Even
He who sows hurry reaps indigestion. Robert Louis Stevenson
Hurry Indigestion He Who
Old and young, we are all on our last cruise. Robert Louis Stevenson
Old Young Our Cruise Last
You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand? Robert Louis Stevenson
Time You Fight Out Run Weakness Must Some Perish Where Cannot Stand Now Why Away Why Not
Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police. Robert Louis Stevenson
Friendship Marriage Police Recognized
It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves. Robert Louis Stevenson
Gardening Garden Eyes Care Will Take Take Care Cultivate Maxim Golden Nose Themselves
Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends? Robert Louis Stevenson
Man Shall He Proud His Friends
I regard you with an indifference closely bordering on aversion. Robert Louis Stevenson
You Indifference Closely Regard Aversion
It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes. Robert Louis Stevenson
Young Pleasant Pleasant Thing Ten Toes Thing
Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes. Robert Louis Stevenson
Conversation Marriage Long Disputes
To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. Robert Louis Stevenson
Motivational Life Some Devoted Exercise Intellectual Succeeded Wholly
To forget oneself is to be happy. Robert Louis Stevenson
Happiness Be Happy Happy Oneself Forget
An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding. Robert Louis Stevenson
Life Worth Aim Finding Only Fortune
It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. Robert Louis Stevenson
One Thing Mortify Another Curiosity Conquer Thing
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. Robert Louis Stevenson
Me Out See Shadow More Him Than Goes Little Use
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 human at least, if not divine. Robert Louis Stevenson
Lie Honor Whatever Own Down Fathers Fatigue Destiny Weapons My Own Shall Lay Glad Divine Least Thankfulness Human Afterwards Turn
Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal. Robert Louis Stevenson
Own Tree Top Ancestors His Each
So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend. Robert Louis Stevenson
Love Man Long Others Say Indispensable He Almost Friend Loved While Should Useless Serve
Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses. Robert Louis Stevenson
Life Marriage Battle Field Like Bed Roses
It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser. Robert Louis Stevenson
Health Better Lose Spendthrift Miser Like Than Waste
Nothing made by brute force lasts. Robert Louis Stevenson
Made Nothing Lasts Brute Brute Force Force
The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passers-by to come and love us. Robert Louis Stevenson
Love Sit Ourselves Windows Come House Crying Passers-By Us Body Many Showing
Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man. Robert Louis Stevenson
Man Vanity Some Cases Obstinate Dies Hard
The world is full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings. Robert Louis Stevenson
Happy World Kings Sure Should Full Things Number
In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being. Robert Louis Stevenson
Man Selfish Marriage Fatty Moral Degeneration Becomes His Being Slack
There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good: Myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may. Robert Louis Stevenson
Saying Myself Good Happy People Duty Neighbor Neighbors Moral Abroad More Idea Make Him Person May Much Should Expressed Among Nearly
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