Stevenson, Robert Louis

"It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect."

"The cruellest lies are often told in silence."

"Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary."

"A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by some gracious visitation."

"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive."

"Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords."

"Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life." - Virginibus Puerisque

"An aspiration is a joy for ever, a possession as solid as a landed estate." - Virginibus Puerisque

"It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser." - Virginibus Puerisque