“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.”
— Laurence Sterne
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: strength
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Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.”
— Laurence Sterne
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: respect
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Religion which lays so many restraints upon
“Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves.”
— Laurence Sterne
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: religion
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The desire of knowledge, like the thirst
“The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.”
— Laurence Sterne
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: knowledge
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I take a simple view of life.
“I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.”
— Laurence Sterne
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: life
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People who are always taking care of
“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
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: health
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An English man does not travel to
“An English man does not travel to see English men.”
— Laurence Sterne
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: travel
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So much of motion, is so much
“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
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: death
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I once asked a hermit in Italy
“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
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: alone
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In solitude the mind gains strength and
“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.”
— Laurence Sterne
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: strength
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An English man does not travel to
“An English man does not travel to see English men.”
— Laurence Sterne
Author: Laurence Sterne
Category: men
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