The quotations of

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet

1850–1894

39 quotes, most often on Life & Death, Friendship and Good & Evil.

“Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!”
Treasure Island (1883), Part Two: The Sea-cook, Chapter XIn context
- Animals
- Money
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
My Shadow (1885)In context
- Children
It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Story of the DoorIn context
- Friendship
It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Remarkable Incident of Dr. LanyonIn context
- Knowledge
The doom and burthen of our life is bound for ever on man’s shoulders, and when the attempt is made to cast it off, it but returns upon us with more unfamiliar and more awful pressure.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the CaseIn context
- Life & Death
They say cowardice is infectious; but then argument is, on the other hand, a great emboldener
Treasure Island (1883), Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter IVIn context
- Courage
I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.
Kidnapped (1886), Chapter XIVIn context
- Good & Evil
- Wisdom
I’ve a grand memory for forgetting, David.
Kidnapped (1886), Chapter XVIIIIn context
- Comedy
I will begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father’s house.
Kidnapped (1886), Chapter IIn context

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