Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes

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

Robert Louis Stevenson

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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The man is a success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Love, Life, Success

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Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Inspiration, Effectiveness, Worst

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Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Life, Reality, Banquets

"Banquet of Consequences". Speech by Bart Chilton, Commissioner Commodity Futures Trading Commission before the Environmental Markets Association 12th Annual Fall Conference, Seattle, Washington, www.cftc.gov. November 19, 2008.

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We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Friendship, Best Friend, Travel

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The person who has stopped being thankful has fallen asleep in life.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Being Thankful, Thankfulness, Fallen

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Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Happiness, Simple, Mind

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You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Love, Funny, Women

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Be what you are, and become what you are capable of becoming.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Becoming, Capable

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Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Sympathy, Death, Memories

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Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you and no crowds shout your name.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Courage, Names, Everyday

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In each of us, two natures are at war – the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose – what we want most to be we are.

Robert Louis Stevenson

War, Lying, Fighting

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The bold may not live long, but the timid never live at all.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Long, May

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Friends: People who know you well, but like you anyway.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Lying, People, Silence

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

Robert Louis Stevenson

Law, Limits, Statutes

Robert Louis Stevenson (2016). “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, p.19, Robert Louis Stevenson

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Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Success, Starting Over, Achievement

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Anyone can carry his burden, however heavy, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, until the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Life, Time, Work

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Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Funny, Witty, Political

Familiar Studies of Men and Books "Yoshida-Torajiro" (1882)

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There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Happiness, Yoga, Benefits

'Virginibus Puerisque' (1881) 'An Apology for Idlers'

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Being happy enables you to be free from domination by the outside world.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Happiness, World, Domination

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Keep busy at something: a busy person never has time to be unhappy.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Sadness, Unhappy, Misery

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

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Inspirational, Strength, Success

"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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A friend is a gift you give yourself.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Friendship, Holiday, Real Friends

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The essence of love is kindness.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Love, Marriage, Kindness

Robert Louis Stevenson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (Illustrated)”, p.4469, Delphi Classics

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The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Heartbreak, Truth, Lying

Robert Louis Stevenson (1903). “Virginibus Puerisque: An Essay in Four Parts”

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Born: November 13, 1850
Died: December 3, 1894
Occupation: Novelist
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