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The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Age: 44 †
Born: 1850
Born: November 13
Died: 1894
Died: December 3
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There comes an end to all things the most capacious measure is filled at last and this brief condescension to evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul.
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He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.
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Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It's the glory of the sea that has turned my head.
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After all, the commonplaces are the great poetic truths.
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In the law of God, there is no statute of limitations.
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It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves.
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