Freedom, to be desirable, involves kindness, wisdom, and all the virtues of the free; but the free man as we have seen him in action has been, as of yore, only the master of many helots; and the slaves are still ill-fed, ill-clad, ill-taught, ill-housed, insolently treated, and driven to their mines and workshops by the lash of famine.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Freedom, Societal Inequality, Power Dynamics, Moral Virtues, Social Justice, Human Rights
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“We are all such as He was – the inheritors of sin; we must all bear and expiate a past which was not ours; there is in all of us – ay, even in me – a sparkle of the divine. Like Him, we must endure for a little while, until morning returns bringing peace.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Inherited Sin, Divine Spark, Human Burden, Redemption, Suffering, Peace
Robert Louis Stevenson Inherited Sin, Divine Spark, Human Burden, Redemption, Suffering, Peace“To know what you like is the beginning of wisdom and of old age. Youth is wholly experimental. The essence and charm of that unquiet and delightful epoch is ignorance of self as well as ignorance of life.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Wisdom Beginning, Youth Experiment, Self Ignorance, Aging, Wisdom, Youth
Robert Louis Stevenson Wisdom Beginning, Youth Experiment, Self Ignorance, Aging, Wisdom, Youth“All sorts of allowances are made for the illusions of youth, and none, or almost none for the disenchantment of age.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Youth, Illusion, Disenchantment, Aging, Life Stages, Personal Growth
Robert Louis Stevenson Youth, Illusion, Disenchantment, Aging, Life Stages, Personal Growth“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Travel Joy, Movement Love, Going Anywhere, Travel, Movement, Joy
Robert Louis Stevenson Travel Joy, Movement Love, Going Anywhere, Travel, Movement, Joy“The cruelest lies are often told in silence. A man may have sat in a room for hours and not opened his mouth, and yet come out of that room a disloyal friend or a vile calumniator.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Silent Lies, Disloyal Friend, Cruel Silence, Lies, Silence, Friendship
Robert Louis Stevenson Silent Lies, Disloyal Friend, Cruel Silence, Lies, Silence, Friendship“For God’s sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself!” Robert Louis Stevenson
Foolish Brains, Youth Intelligence, Bold Choices, Youth, Intelligence, Choices
Robert Louis Stevenson Foolish Brains, Youth Intelligence, Bold Choices, Youth, Intelligence, Choices“There is but one art, to omit.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Art Simplicity, Creative Brevity, Artistic Perfection, Creativity, Art, Expression
Robert Louis Stevenson Art Simplicity, Creative Brevity, Artistic Perfection, Creativity, Art, Expression“And life is all a variorum, at the best.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Life’s Variorum, Diversity Reflection, Experience, Complexity, Change, Perspective
Robert Louis Stevenson Life’s Variorum, Diversity Reflection, Experience, Complexity, Change, Perspective“Even if the doctor does not give you a year, even if he hesitates about a month, make one brave push and see what can be accomplished in a week.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Life Challenge, Bravery, Health Struggles, Time Perspective, Personal Resolve, Overcoming Odds
Robert Louis Stevenson Life Challenge, Bravery, Health Struggles, Time Perspective, Personal Resolve, Overcoming Odds“If you want a person’s faults, go to those who love him. They will not tell you, but they know.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Human Nature, Relationships, Faults, Love, Perception, Truth
Robert Louis Stevenson Human Nature, Relationships, Faults, Love, Perception, Truth“To forget oneself is to be happy.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Selflessness Happiness, Inner Peace, Joyful Life, Happiness, Peace, Clarity
Robert Louis Stevenson Selflessness Happiness, Inner Peace, Joyful Life, Happiness, Peace, Clarity“It is not enough to be ready to go where duty calls. A man should stand around where he can hear the call!” Robert Louis Stevenson
Duty, Readiness, Action, Personal Commitment, Responsibility, Moral Obligation
Robert Louis Stevenson Duty, Readiness, Action, Personal Commitment, Responsibility, Moral Obligation“I hate to write, but I love to have written.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Writing Hate, Love Written, Creation Process, Writing, Love, Process
Robert Louis Stevenson Writing Hate, Love Written, Creation Process, Writing, Love, Process“You have no idea, unless you have tried it, how endlessly long is a summer’s day, that you measure out only by hunger, and bring to an end only when you are drowsy.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Summer’s Length, Endless Days, Hunger Measure, Time Perception, Nostalgia, Rest
Robert Louis Stevenson Summer’s Length, Endless Days, Hunger Measure, Time Perception, Nostalgia, Rest“I was driven to reflect deeply and inveterately on that hard law of life, which lies at the root of religion and is one of the most plentiful springs of distress. Though so profound a double-dealer, I was in no sense a hypocrite; both sides of me were in dead earnest; I was no more myself when I laid aside restraint and plunged in shame, than when I laboured, in the eye of day, at the futherance of knowledge or the relief of sorrow and suffering.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Inner Conflict, Moral Struggle, Personal Duality, Philosophy, Guilt, Integrity
Robert Louis Stevenson Inner Conflict, Moral Struggle, Personal Duality, Philosophy, Guilt, Integrity“Extreme busyness, whether at school or college, kirk or market, is a symptom of deficient vitality.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Life’s Pace, Health Balance, Vitality, Busyness, Energy, Awareness
Robert Louis Stevenson Life’s Pace, Health Balance, Vitality, Busyness, Energy, Awareness“We should wipe two words from our vocabulary: gratitude and charity. In real life, help is given out of friendship, or it is not valued; it is received from the hand of friendship, or it is resented.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Erase Words, Real Friendship, Charity Gratitude, Help, Friendship, Value
Robert Louis Stevenson Erase Words, Real Friendship, Charity Gratitude, Help, Friendship, Value“It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.” Robert Louis Stevenson
Curiosity Mortified, Conquer Desire, Curiosity Difference, Curiosity, Desire, Conquer
Robert Louis Stevenson Curiosity Mortified, Conquer Desire, Curiosity Difference, Curiosity, Desire, Conquer