“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.”
More from Robert Louis Stevenson
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“A friend is a gift you give yourself.”
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“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
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“There is no duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.”
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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.”