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Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers Quotes
A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.
Source:
Essay 3. An Apology for Idlers (1877), Page 126
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Book:
Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers
Writer:
Robert Louis Stevenson
Genre:
Essays
Published:
1881
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