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Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood

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Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current

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Gold

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor - Laurence Sterne Quotes

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor

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Italy

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

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Irish Novelist Manners

I should have no objection to this method, but that I think it must smell too strong of the lamp. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

I should have no objection to this method, but that I think it must smell too strong of the lamp.

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All womankind, from the highest to the lowest love jokes; the difficulty is to know how they choose to have them cut; and there is no knowing that, but by trying, as we do with our artillery in the field, by raising or letting down their breeches, till we hit the mark. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

All womankind, from the highest to the lowest love jokes; the difficulty is to know how they choose to have them cut; and there is no knowing that, but by trying, as we do with our artillery in the field, by raising or letting down their breeches, till we hit the mark.

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Difficulty Jokes And Jokers

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

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Irish Novelist Mind

Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

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Human Nature Quotes

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself, he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself, he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

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A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything.

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I write the first sentence and trust in God for the next - Laurence Sterne Quotes

I write the first sentence and trust in God for the next

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God

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life - Laurence Sterne Quotes

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life

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Man

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation

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For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies - Laurence Sterne Quotes

For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies

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The desire of knowledge, like the thirst for riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst for riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

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So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him -- pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it? - Laurence Sterne Quotes

So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him -- pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it?

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Eccentricity Man

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

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Darkness Irish Novelist

We lose the right of complaining sometimes, by denying something, but this often triples its force. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

We lose the right of complaining sometimes, by denying something, but this often triples its force.

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Complaining Complaints

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.

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Heart Irish Novelist

The history of a soldier's wound beguiles the pain of it. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

The history of a soldier's wound beguiles the pain of it.

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Anecdotes History

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me - Laurence Sterne Quotes

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me

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Duty

Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.

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God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb - Laurence Sterne Quotes

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb

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God

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain - Laurence Sterne Quotes

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain

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Man

Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one

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Men tire themselves in the pursuit of sleep - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Men tire themselves in the pursuit of sleep

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Men

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason.

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Irish Novelist Passion

The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance.

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Books And Reading Irish Novelist

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

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Eyes Irish Novelist

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

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Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

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Irish Novelist Nature

For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies.

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Enemies Irish Novelist

People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy.

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Health Irish Novelist

People who are always taking care of their health are like misers, who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy - Laurence Sterne Quotes

People who are always taking care of their health are like misers, who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy

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When ever a person talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not their reason, but their passions, which have got the better of their beliefs. A bad life and a good belief are disagreeable and troublesome neighbors; and when they separate, depend on it that it is for the sake of peace and quiet. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

When ever a person talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not their reason, but their passions, which have got the better of their beliefs. A bad life and a good belief are disagreeable and troublesome neighbors; and when they separate, depend on it that it is for the sake of peace and quiet.

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One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.

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Irish Novelist Mind

Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting! - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!

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The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

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Desire Irish Novelist

Heat is in proportion to the want of true knowledge - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Heat is in proportion to the want of true knowledge

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There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse - Laurence Sterne Quotes

There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse

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Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading! Take them out of this book, for instance, /you might as well take the book along with them; /one cold external winter would reign in every page of it; restore them to the writer; /he steps forth like a bridegroom, /bids All-hail; brings in variety, and forbids the appetite to fail. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading! Take them out of this book, for instance, /you might as well take the book along with them; /one cold external winter would reign in every page of it; restore them to the writer; /he steps forth like a bridegroom, /bids All-hail; brings in variety, and forbids the appetite to fail.

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Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading! Take them out of this book, for instance, --you might as well take the book along with them; --one cold external winter would reign in every page of it; restore them to the writer; --he steps forth like a bridegroom, --bids All-hail; brings in variety, and forbids the appetite to fail. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading! Take them out of this book, for instance, --you might as well take the book along with them; --one cold external winter would reign in every page of it; restore them to the writer; --he steps forth like a bridegroom, --bids All-hail; brings in variety, and forbids the appetite to fail.

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Books And Reading

Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy.

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First, whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which have got the better of his creed. A bad life and a good belief are disagreeable and troublesome neighbors, and where they separate, depend upon it, 'Tis for no other cause but quietness sake. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

First, whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which have got the better of his creed. A bad life and a good belief are disagreeable and troublesome neighbors, and where they separate, depend upon it, 'Tis for no other cause but quietness sake.

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Positiveness is an absurd foible. If you are in the right, it lessens your triumph; if in the wrong, it adds shame to your defeat. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Positiveness is an absurd foible. If you are in the right, it lessens your triumph; if in the wrong, it adds shame to your defeat.

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There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse.

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Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves.

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'Tis no extravagant arithmetic to say, that for every ten jokes, thou hast got an hundred enemies; and till thou hast gone on, and raised a swarm of wasps about thine ears, and art half stung to death by them, thou wilt never be convinced it is so. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

'Tis no extravagant arithmetic to say, that for every ten jokes, thou hast got an hundred enemies; and till thou hast gone on, and raised a swarm of wasps about thine ears, and art half stung to death by them, thou wilt never be convinced it is so.

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Jokes And Jokers

For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies.

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I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor. - Laurence Sterne Quotes

I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor.

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