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Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne
Irish Novelist
Born: Nov 24, 1713
Died: Mar 18, 1768
Every His Life Man Mind World
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Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners. Laurence Sterne
Respect Manners Others Our Respect For Others Guides Ourselves Morals
In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. Laurence Sterne
Strength Solitude Mind Lean Learns Itself Gains
Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. Laurence Sterne
Forgiveness Nature Coward Only Never Know How His Forgave Brave Forgive
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. Laurence Sterne
God Wind Lamb
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
World Criticism Worst Though Hypocrites Most May Which Cant
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
People Some People Books Way Some Most Learn Lords Brag Accomplished Titles Acquaintance Them Then Using Serve
Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current. Laurence Sterne
Honor Value Coins Add Silver Only Like Render Impressions Brass Current Gold Which Titles
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
Life Time Man Every Fragment Every Time Adds Laughs Something More He Smiles Am Much Persuaded
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not. Laurence Sterne
Wisdom Learned Sciences May Rote
Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy. Laurence Sterne
Faith Prayer Easy Most Duties Sweetest Certainly
So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil. Laurence Sterne
Life Death Joy Devil Slowly Motion Still Get Much Stand
The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. Laurence Sterne
Knowledge Increases Like Acquisition Riches Ever Desire Thirst
'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one. Laurence Sterne
Good Perseverance Cause Bad Bad One Name Obstinacy Known Tis Good Cause
Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas. Laurence Sterne
Change Nothing Total Perfectly Ideas Amusing
Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason. Laurence Sterne
Passion Waver Our Constantly Principals Return Frenzy Shift Begin Reason
People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy. Laurence Sterne
Health People Care Enjoy Take Never Take Care Like Overly Up Hoard Which Who Treasure
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
Man Mind Frame Excellent Puts Advantage Him Himself Making Discontented Bargain
When the heart flies out before the understanding, it saves the judgment a world of pains. Laurence Sterne
Heart World Judgment Understanding Before Saves Out Flies Pains
But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it. Laurence Sterne
Me Pen Neither Mention Govern Nor Governs Ask Why Here
Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together. Laurence Sterne
Together World Other More Put Sin Occasions Than Holes Wickedness
An English man does not travel to see English men. Laurence Sterne
Travel Man Men See Does English
What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side? From sorrow to sorrow? To button up one cause of vexation! And unbutton another! Laurence Sterne
Life Man Cause Side Sorrow Another Shift Up Button

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