159 ordspråk av Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.
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It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect. what may be called a phenomenon, no matter in what sphere.
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It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity.
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It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes.
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Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
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Let any man speak long enough, he will get believers
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
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Make the most of the best and the least of the worst
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Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords.
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Many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese - toasted, mostly.
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Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.
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Marriage is one long conversation, checkered by disputes.
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Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police
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Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.
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Night is a dead monotonous period under a roof; but in the open world it passes lightly, with its stars and dews and perfumes, and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature. What seems a kind of temporal death to people choked between walls and curtains, is only a light and living slumber to the man who sleeps afield.
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