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Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes: A man finds he has been wrong at every stage of his career, only to deduce the astonishing conclusion that he is at last entirely right.
         

A man finds he has been wrong at every stage of his career, only to deduce the astonishing conclusion that he is at last entirely right.


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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.



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

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



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

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



A friend is a gift you give yourself.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.



Do not measure success by today's harvest. Measure success by the seeds you plant today.

Do not measure success by today's harvest. Measure success by the seeds you plant today.



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

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



An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.



I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.



Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.



It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser.

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser.





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The length of one's journey to success is quite irrelevant if one has several reasons why the rewards at the very end of it is worth every sacrifice.

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My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved.

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It was a vicious cycle, though. The more gratification we found in our own geniuses, the more isolated we grew.

It was a vicious cycle, though. The more gratification we found in our own geniuses, the more isolated we grew.



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Fashion as King is sometimes a very stupid ruler.



While obsession with one’s personal appearance is a sign of being a vacant prat, total oblivion to it is a sign of mental illness.

While obsession with one’s personal appearance is a sign of being a vacant prat, total oblivion to it is a sign of mental illness.



I am always writing a potpourri of music. I want to give the world escapism through the wonder of great music and to reach the masses.

I am always writing a potpourri of music. I want to give the world escapism through the wonder of great music and to reach the masses.



I am a man of vehement disposition, with violent enthusiasms, and extreme immoderation in all my passions.

I am a man of vehement disposition, with violent enthusiasms, and extreme immoderation in all my passions.



Wing Chun teaches you what to concentrate on, whether you're here or out in the world dealing with problems. It's second nature for me now. I don't even get to the point where there's a problem.

Wing Chun teaches you what to concentrate on, whether you're here or out in the world dealing with problems. It's second nature for me now. I don't even get to the point where there's a problem.



We had nothing to lose and everything to gain.

We had nothing to lose and everything to gain.




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