To sit still and contemplate, - to remember the faces of women without desire, to be pleased by the great deeds of men without envy, to be everything and everywhere in sympathy, and yet content to remain where and what you are - is not this to know both... The Faith of Robert Louis Stevenson - Page 115by John Kelman - 1903 - 301 pagesFull view - About this book
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...-to remember the faces of women without desire, to be pleased by tno great deeds of men without envy, to be everything and everywhere in sympathy, and yet...to know both wisdom and virtue, and to dwell with happiness?33 Some men are mere machines. They are put in a go-cart of business, and are harnessed to... | |
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