Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.

Robert Louis StevensonWriter · Scottish · 1850 – 1894
More from Robert Louis Stevenson
Book QuotesLife Quotes
#Poor
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life. — Victor Hugo
  • Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. — Mark Twain
  • Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. — Robert Louis Stevenson
  • We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. — Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the child; it is there that he changes the atmosphere and tenor of his life. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026