“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.”
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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“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.”
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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.”