"Religion which lays so many restraints upon us,……" — Laurence Sterne
"Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves."
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107 Quotes by Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne has 107 quotes on this site.
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So long as a man rides his hobbyhorse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or…
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To write a book is for all the world like humming a song.
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An English man does not travel to see English men.
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Learning is the dictionary, but sense the grammar of science.
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'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause,-and of obstinacy in a bad one.
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It is the nature of an hypothesis, when once a man has conceived it, that it assimilates every thing to…
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First, whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which…
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Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites may be the…
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All womankind, from the highest to the lowest love jokes; the difficulty is to know how they choose to have…
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Patience is the companion of wisdom.
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What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and…
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Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
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Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she…
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True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship…
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There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books.
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Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and…
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