Men Quotes by Laurence Sterne

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

— Laurence Sterne

A man should know something of his own country too, before he goes abroad.

— Laurence Sterne

A man cannot dress, but his ideas get cloath'd at the same time.

— Laurence Sterne

Men tire themselves in the pursuit of sleep.

— Laurence Sterne

Trust that man in nothing who has not a conscience in everything.

— Laurence Sterne

An English man does not travel to see English men.

— Laurence Sterne

I am persuaded ... that both man and woman bear pain or sorrow, (and, for aught I know, pleasure too) best in…

— Laurence Sterne

Always carry it in thy mind, and act upon it, as a sure maxim: "That women are timid:" And 'tis well they…

— Laurence Sterne

When the precipitancy of a man's wishes hurries on his ideas ninety times faster than the vehicle he rides in--woe be to…

— Laurence Sterne

My father, whose way was to force every event in nature into an hypothesis, by which means never man crucified TRUTH at…

— Laurence Sterne

Did ever woman, since the creation of the world, interrupt a man with such a silly question?

— Laurence Sterne

If a man has a right to be proud of anything, it is of a good action done as it ought to…

— Laurence Sterne

A man who values a good night's rest will not lie down with enmity in his heart, if he can help it.

— Laurence Sterne

Ye whose clay-cold heads and luke-warm hearts can argue down or mask your passions--tell me, what trespass is it that man should…

— Laurence Sterne

There is such a torture, happily unknown to ancient tyranny, as talking a man to death. Marcus Aurelius advises to assent readily…

— Laurence Sterne

I live in a constant endeavor to fence against the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth; being…

— Laurence Sterne

Most of us are aware of and pretend to detest the barefaced instances of that hypocrisy by which men deceive others, but…

— Laurence Sterne

I would go fifty miles on foot to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart will give up the reins…

— Laurence Sterne

So that the life of a writer, whatever he might fancy to the contrary, was not so much a state of composition,…

— Laurence Sterne

First, whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which have got…

— Laurence Sterne

Death opens the gate of fame, and shuts the gate of envy after it; it unlooses the chain of the captive, and…

— Laurence Sterne

It is curious to observe the triumph of slight incidents over the mind; and what incredible weight they have in forming and…

— Laurence Sterne

To saya man is fallen in love,or that he is deeply in love,or up to the ears in love,and sometimes even over…

— Laurence Sterne

Madness is consistent; which is more than can be said for poor reason. Whatever may be the ruling passion at the time…

— Laurence Sterne

I was acquainted once with a gallant soldier who assured me that his only measure of courage was this: upon the first…

— Laurence Sterne

The very essence of gravity was design, and, consequently, deceit; it was a taught trick to gain credit of the world for…

— Laurence Sterne

Sweet pliability of man's spirit, that can at once surrender itself to illusions, which cheat expectation and sorrow of their weary moments!…

— Laurence Sterne

So often has my judgment deceived me in my life, that I always suspect it, right or wrong,--at least I am seldom…

— Laurence Sterne

Look into the world--how often do you behold a sordid wretch, whose straight heart is open to no man's affliction, taking shelterbehind…

— Laurence Sterne

Solomon'sexcess became an insult upon the privileges of mankind; for by the same plan of luxury, which made it necessary to have…

— Laurence Sterne

[I have] been in love with one princess or another almost all my life, and I hope I shall go on so,…

— Laurence Sterne

The great end of all religionis to purify our hearts--and conquer our passions--and in a word, to make us wiser and better…

— Laurence Sterne

If thou art rich, then show the greatness of thy fortune; or what is better, the greatness of thy soul, in the…

— Laurence Sterne

I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and cry, 'Tis all barren--and so it is; and so is…

— Laurence Sterne

The histories of the lives and fortunes of men are full of instances of this nature,--where favorable times and lucky accidents have…

— Laurence Sterne

When a man gives himself up to the government of a ruling passion,--or, in other words, when his HOBBY-HORSE grows head- strong,--farewell…

— Laurence Sterne

A man's body and his mind, with the utmost reverence to both I speak it, are exactly like a jerkin and a…

— Laurence Sterne

How frequently is the honesty and integrity of a man disposed of by a smile or shrug! How many good and generous…

— Laurence Sterne

It is the nature of an hypothesis, when once a man has conceived it, that it assimilates every thing to itself, as…

— Laurence Sterne

There are a thousand unnoticed openings, continued my father, which let penetrating eye at once into a man's soul; and I maintain…

— Laurence Sterne