Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes: You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others.
         

You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others.


Robert Louis Stevenson
Check all other quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Wed. 25 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/You-start-a-question-and-it-s-1012828>.





Check out


Other quotes of Robert Louis Stevenson


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.





Other quotes you may like


There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.

There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.



This is what it means to be mindful. To watch the thoughts as they come and go without judgment while completely accepting what arises in the present moment.

This is what it means to be mindful. To watch the thoughts as they come and go without judgment while completely accepting what arises in the present moment.



Penicillin sat on a shelf for ten years while I was called a quack.

Penicillin sat on a shelf for ten years while I was called a quack.



If you do good work, it tends to stick around. People still come up to me and say, "'The Ref' is my favorite Christmas movie."

If you do good work, it tends to stick around. People still come up to me and say, "'The Ref' is my favorite Christmas movie."



Creative geniuses are a slap-happy lot. Treat Them with respect.

Creative geniuses are a slap-happy lot. Treat Them with respect.



Sorry. I'm not, like, medieval torture expert guy.

Sorry. I'm not, like, medieval torture expert guy.



I'm not sure how paying for transgender surgery [in the military] makes our country safer.

I'm not sure how paying for transgender surgery [in the military] makes our country safer.



Women must understand that simply attacking or hating men is just another form of disempowerment. A woman has to realize that when she makes a man crawl it doesn't give her power.

Women must understand that simply attacking or hating men is just another form of disempowerment. A woman has to realize that when she makes a man crawl it doesn't give her power.



I want to be one of the greats. I want to be the pound for pound king and I know what it takes to get there.

I want to be one of the greats. I want to be the pound for pound king and I know what it takes to get there.



This manifesto only refers to future marriages, and does not affect past conditions.

This manifesto only refers to future marriages, and does not affect past conditions.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others.". Author of this quote is Robert Louis Stevenson. This quote is about stones, starting, jekyll, hills,.