“Cursed luck! —said he, biting his lip as he shut the door, —for man to be master of one of the finest chains of reasoning in nature, —and have a wife at the same time with such a head-piece, that he cannot hang up a single inference within side of it, to save his soul from destruction.”
Laurence Sterne“I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.”
Laurence Sterne“The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.”
Laurence Sterne“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.”
Laurence Sterne“Only the brave know how to forgive it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at. ”
Laurence Sterne“Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave it is not in his nature. ”
Laurence Sterne“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.”
Laurence Sterne“Writing when properly managed (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation.”
Laurence Sterne