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Letter "L" » Laurence Sterne Quotes
«God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb»
Author: Laurence Sterne
(Writer)
| Keywords:
lamb, Lamb of God, shear, sheared, shearing, shears, shorn, tempers
«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»
«'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one»
«Men tire themselves in the pursuit of sleep»
Author: Laurence Sterne
(Writer)
«Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason.»
«All womankind, from the highest to the lowest love jokes; the difficulty is to know how they choose to have them cut; and there is no knowing that, but by trying, as we do with our artillery in the field, by raising or letting down their breeches, till we hit the mark.»
«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.»
Author: Laurence Sterne
(Writer)
«I should have no objection to this method, but that I think it must smell too strong of the lamp.»
Author: Laurence Sterne
(Writer)
«I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.»
Author: Laurence Sterne
(Writer)
«An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.»
Author: Laurence Sterne
(Writer)
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