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Me Quotes by Laurence Sterne
- So long as a man rides his hobbyhorse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind…
- I'll not hurt thee, says Uncle Toby, rising with the fly in his hand. Go, he says, opening the window to let it escape. Why…
- 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…
- Go, poor devil, get thee gone! Why should I hurt thee? This world surely is wide enough to hold both thee and me.
- I often derive a peculiar satisfaction in conversing with the ancient and modern dead, — who yet live and speak excellently in their works. My…
- But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen, it governs me, I govern not it.
- Dear sensibility! Source inexhausted of all that's precious in our joys, or costly in our sorrows! Eternal fountain of our feelings! 'tis here I trace…
- Time wastes too fast : every letter I trace tells me with what rapidity Life follows my pen ; the days and hours of it,…
- I have undertaken, you see, to write not only my life, but my opinions also; hoping and expecting that your knowledge of my character, and…
- I have a strong propensity in me to begin this chapter very nonsensically, and I will not balk my fancy.--Accordingly I set off thus:
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale