Who said “To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.”?

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Robert Louis Stevenson. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceWeir of Hermiston (1896)

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APA

Stevenson, R. L. (n.d.). To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24450-to-be-wholly-devoted-to-some-intellectual-exercise/

MLA

Stevenson, Robert Louis. “To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24450-to-be-wholly-devoted-to-some-intellectual-exercise/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Stevenson, Robert Louis. “To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24450-to-be-wholly-devoted-to-some-intellectual-exercise/.