Maxioms by Robert Louis Stevenson
It is not for nothing, either, that the umbrella has become the
very foremost badge of modern civilization--the Urim read more
It is not for nothing, either, that the umbrella has become the
very foremost badge of modern civilization--the Urim and Thummim
of respectability. . . . So strongly do we feel on this point,
indeed, that we are almost inclined to consider all who possess
really well-conditioned umbrellas as worthy of the Franchise.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.
To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.
To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.
To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.
