Robert Louis Stevenson ( 10 of 59 )
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.
To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.
To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is read more
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
Some people swallow the universe like a pill; they travel on through the world, like smiling images pushed from behind.
Some people swallow the universe like a pill; they travel on through the world, like smiling images pushed from behind.
There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come read more
There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.
Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
