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. Laurence Sterne
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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