“He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.”
Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th-century Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His works are characterized by adventure and romance, with his most famous novels being 'Treasure Island' and 'The Adventure of the Treasure Island'. Stevenson's works have been beloved by readers and have had a profound impact on literature. more
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Source: Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records (Annotated Edition)
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Source: Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
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Source: Travels in Hawaii
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
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 one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.”
Source: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales
Source: Memories, Portraits, Essays and Records (Annotated Edition)
Source: The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vol. III (1887-1891)