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I smoke a pipe abroad, because To all cigars I much prefer it, And as I scorn you social laws, My choice has nothing to deter it.
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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These are my politics: to change what we can to better what we can but still to bear in mind that man is but a devil weakly fettered by some generous beliefs and impositions and for no word however sounding, and no cause however just and pious, to relax the stricture on these bonds.
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If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him.
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To forget oneself is to be happy.
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Anyone can carry their burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do their work, however hard, for one day.
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There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good: Myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may.
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my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head, Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
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Since hate poisons the soul, don't cherish enmities or grudges: avoid people who make you unhappy.
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Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
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I travel not to go anywhere, but to go.
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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.
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All sorts of allowances are made for the illusions of youth, and none, or almost none for the disenchantment of age.
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Youth is wholly experimental.
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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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