“To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.”
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Stevenson, R. L. (n.d.). To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13365-to-know-what-you-prefer-instead-of-humbly/
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Stevenson, Robert Louis. “To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13365-to-know-what-you-prefer-instead-of-humbly/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Stevenson, Robert Louis. “To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13365-to-know-what-you-prefer-instead-of-humbly/.