Robert Louis Stevenson

Once I guessed right,
And I got credit by't;
Thrice I guessed wrong,
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Once I guessed right,
And I got credit by't;
Thrice I guessed wrong,
And I kept my credit on.

A man finds he has been wrong at every preceding stage of his
career, only to deduce the astonishing read more

A man finds he has been wrong at every preceding stage of his
career, only to deduce the astonishing conclusion that he is at
last entirely right.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like read more

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.rn