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#1

“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

tags: day, inspirational, judge, plant, reap, seed, seeds, sow

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#2

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

tags: friend, honesty

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#3

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

tags: courage, fear, leadership, strength

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#4

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Silverado Squatters

tags: foreigners, openmindedness, travel

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#5

“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.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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#6

“Sir, with no intention to take offence, I deny your right to put words into my mouth.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

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#7

“Wine is bottled poetry.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

tags: poetry, wine

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#8

“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.”
― Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy

tags: astronomy, astronomy-vs-gastronomy, food, happiness

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#9

“Dessert without cheese is like a beauty with only one eye”
― Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

tags: cheese, dessert

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#10

“To invite people to dine with us is to make ourselves responsible for their well-being for as long as they are under our roofs.”
― Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy

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#11

“Burgundy makes you think of silly things, Bordeaux makes you talk of them and Champagne makes you do them.”
― Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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#12

“A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. "Much obliged," said he, pushing the plate aside; "I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills.”
― Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy

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