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Laurence Sterne Quotes

«Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.»
«For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies.»
«People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy.»
«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.»
«One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.»
«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!»
«The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.»
«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»
«Heat is in proportion to the want of true knowledge»
«There are worse occupations in this world than feeling a woman's pulse»
Author: Laurence Sterne (Writer) | Keywords: occupations, pulse

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