Robert Louis Stevenson quote: The greatest engineering is the engineering of men.

“Our affections and beliefs are wiser than we; the best that is in us is better than we can understand; for it is grounded beyond experience, and guides us, blindfold but safe, from one age on to another.”

Age Belief Safe Affection Guides Wiser Grounded Blindfolds

Book:The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer, containing Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Catriona and A Child's Garden of Verses

Source: The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer, containing Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Catriona and A Child's Garden of Verses

“It is not enough to be ready to go where duty calls. A man should stand around where he can hear the call!”

Men Should Enough Ready Duty

Author:Robert Louis Stevenson

“Benjamin Franklin went through life an altered man because he once paid too dearly for a penny whistle. My concern springs usually from a deeper source, to wit, from having bought a whistle when I did not want one.”

Men Want Source Waste Spring Concern Paid Deeper Wit Pennies Altered Franklin

Book:Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records (Annotated Edition)

Source: Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records (Annotated Edition)

“If I had to choose between the band or the friendships, I'd choose the friendships at this point.”

Ifs Band

Author:Kathleen Hanna

“He who has learned to love an art or science has wisely laid up riches against the day of riches.”

Art Riches

Book:Lay Morals

Source: Lay Morals

“And this shall be for music when no one else is near, The fine song for singing, the rare song to hear! That only I remember, that only you admire, Of the broad road that stretches and the roadside fire.”

Remember Song Music Fire Fine Musician Singing Admire Broads Roadside

Book:The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer, containing Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Catriona and A Child's Garden of Verses

Source: The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer, containing Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Catriona and A Child's Garden of Verses

“Blows the wind to-day, and the sun and the rain are flying, Blows the wind on the moors to-day and now, Where about the graves of the martyrs the whaups are crying, My heart remembers how!”

Heart Remember Sun Cry Wind My Heart Rain Blow Flying Graves Weather Martyr Moors

Author:Robert Louis Stevenson

“Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; And charging along like troops in a battle, All through the meadows the horses and cattle”

House Battle Travel Horse Faster Bridges Fairy Witch Troops Meadows Cattle Charging

Book:A Child's Garden of Verses (兒童詩園)

Source: A Child's Garden of Verses (兒童詩園)

“Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet, A man goes riding by.”

Men Long Night Stars Dark Wind Moon Riding Wet All Night Moon And Stars

Author:Robert Louis Stevenson

“If you would grow great and stately, You must try to walk sedately.”

Ifs Trying Children Grows Walks Social Skills