Robert Louis Stevenson

"Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity."

"A friend is a gift you give yourself."

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

"To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life."

"Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police."