To cast in it with Hyde was to die a thousand interests and aspirations. Robert Louis Stevenson More Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson More Quotes From Robert Louis Stevenson I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first. Robert Louis Stevenson wicked men believe Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity. Robert Louis Stevenson catholic strong identity Anyone can carry his burden, however heavy, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, until the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means. Robert Louis Stevenson work time life O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend. Robert Louis Stevenson jekyll signatures faces If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of sufferers also. Robert Louis Stevenson sufferers chiefs ifs In the harsh face of life faith can read a bracing gospel. Robert Louis Stevenson harsh faith faces The obscurest epoch is to-day. Robert Louis Stevenson epoch time history For God's sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself! Robert Louis Stevenson god time inspirational I learned to recognise the thorough and primitive duality of man; I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both. Robert Louis Stevenson jekyll men two Jekyll had more than a father's interest; Hyde had more than a son's indifference. Robert Louis Stevenson jekyll father son Some day...after I am dead, you may perhaps come to learn the right and wrong of this. I cannot tell you. Robert Louis Stevenson jekyll may You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others. Robert Louis Stevenson jekyll hills stones In every part and corner of our life, to lose oneself is to be a gainer; to forget oneself is to be happy. Robert Louis Stevenson oneself forget happiness -I am not sure whether he's sane. -If there's any doubt about the matter, he is. Robert Louis Stevenson not-sure matter doubt A good conscience is eight parts of courage. Robert Louis Stevenson conscience eight I love this quote uttered by the character Widget in The Night Circus. He credits it to Herr Thiessen but knows it is a literary quote by the another author. "Wine is bottled poetry Robert Louis Stevenson wine character night I had learned to dwell with pleasure as a beloved daydream on the thought of the separation of these elements. If each I told myself could be housed in separate identities life would be relieved of all that was unbearable the unjust might go his way delivered from the aspirations and remorse of his more upright twin and the just could walk steadfastly and securely on his upward path doing the good things in which he found his pleasure and no longer exposed to disgrace and penitence by the hands of this extraneous evil. Robert Louis Stevenson identity evil hands The price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty. Robert Louis Stevenson liberty money pay I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way. Robert Louis Stevenson devil brother way It is the history of our kindnesses that alone make this world tolerable. If it were not for that, for the effect of kind words, kind looks, kind letters . . . I should be inclined to think our life a practical jest in the worst possible spirit. Robert Louis Stevenson kindness looks thinking
