Maxioms by Robert Louis Stevenson
Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide.
Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
It is the habitual carriage of the umbrella that is the stamp of
Respectability. The umbrella has become the read more
It is the habitual carriage of the umbrella that is the stamp of
Respectability. The umbrella has become the acknowledged index
of social position. . . . Crusoe was rather a moralist than a
pietist, and his leaf-umbrella is as fine an example of the
civilized mind striving to express itself under adverse
circumstances as we have ever met with.
The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
That man is successful who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect of the read more
That man is successful who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect of the 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.
