Laurence Sterne Quotes

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.
Laurence Sterne

Respect, Others, Ourselves

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.
Laurence Sterne

Life, Simple, Eyes

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.
Laurence Sterne

Nature, Brave, Forgive

Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.
Laurence Sterne

Change, Nothing, Ideas

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

Alone, Live, Single

For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies.
Laurence Sterne

Jokes, Ten, Acquire

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness.
Laurence Sterne

Happiness, Within, Soon

An English man does not travel to see English men.
Laurence Sterne

Men, Travel, English

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Laurence Sterne

God, Wind, Lamb

In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.
Laurence Sterne

Strength, Mind, Solitude

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.
Laurence Sterne

Men, Themselves, Rest

Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy.
Laurence Sterne

Prayer, Easy, Sweetest

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.
Laurence Sterne

Able, Universe, Actor

Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood.
Laurence Sterne

Quiet, Nor, Number

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me.
Laurence Sterne

Mother, Father, Wish

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

May, Criticism, Though

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason.
Laurence Sterne

Passion, Reason, Return

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.
Laurence Sterne

Knowledge, Desire, Riches

A dwarf who brings a standard along with him to measure his own size, take my word, is a dwarf in more articles than one.
Laurence Sterne

Him, Word, Along

But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it.
Laurence Sterne

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, Laughs

In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity, as to endeavour to wear as much of the appearance of it, as the case will well let them.
Laurence Sterne

Men, Humanity, Worst

It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out.
Laurence Sterne

Great, End, Fire

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.
Laurence Sterne

Together, Put, Sin

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.
Laurence Sterne

Power, Wisdom, Heart

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Born: November 24, 1713

Died: March 18, 1768

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