Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes

Enjoy our collection of quotes by famous people like Robert Louis Stevenson, November 13, 1850-December 3, 1894. Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books, known especially for his novels of adventure. We hope you enjoy the quotes of Robert Louis Stevenson as one of our examples of famous people.

Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.
Robert Louis Stevenson

A friend is a gift you give yourself.
Robert Louis Stevenson

It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
Robert Louis Stevenson

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
Robert Louis Stevenson






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