“ The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. Laurence Sterne
“ Only the brave know how to forgive it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at. Laurence Sterne
“ Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave it is not in his nature. Laurence Sterne
“ Every time a man smiles and much more when he laughs it adds something to his fragment of life. Laurence Sterne
“ Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites ihay be the worst - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting. Laurence Sterne
“ Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation. Laurence Sterne
“ People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy. Laurence Sterne
“ 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
“ Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world tho' the cant of hypocrites may be the worst the cant of criticism is the most tormenting. Laurence Sterne
“ We don't love people so much for the good they have done us, as for the good we have done them Laurence Sterne
“ Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine, the life, the soul of reading! Take them out and one cold eternal winter would reign in every page. Restore them to the writer - he steps forth like a bri… Laurence Sterne
