Laurence Sterne Quotes
31 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."
Mind Quotes
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"Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature."
Nature Quotes
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"Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason."
Passion Quotes
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"In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself."
Mind Quotes
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"Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions."
Heart Quotes
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"People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy."
Health Quotes
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"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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"Men tire themselves in the pursuit of sleep"
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"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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"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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"Heat is in proportion to the want of true knowledge"
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