The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish. Robert Louis Stevenson affectdifficultyliterature Change image and share on social
In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being. Robert Louis Stevenson degenerationfattyman Change image and share on social
To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. Robert Louis Stevenson devoteexerciseintellectual Change image and share on social
There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign. Robert Louis Stevenson foreignlandtraveler Change image and share on social
To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive. Robert Louis Stevenson aliveamenhumbly Change image and share on social
An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding. Robert Louis Stevenson aimfindfortune Change image and share on social
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. Robert Louis Stevenson cardgoodhand Change image and share on social
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. Robert Louis Stevenson abroaddutyexpress share on social
You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand? Robert Louis Stevenson fightperishrun Change image and share on social
