"We lose the right of complaining sometimes, by……" — Laurence Sterne
"We lose the right of complaining sometimes, by denying something, but this often triples its force."
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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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More Complaining Quotes
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If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?'…
— Arthur Ashe
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My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Those who do not complain are never pitied.
— Jane Austen
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You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never…
— Stanley Baldwin
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Women complain about PMS, but I think of it as the only time of the month when I can be…
— Roseanne Barr
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We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to…
— Dave Barry
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God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for…
— Drew Barrymore
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I think 'Dilbert' will remain popular as long as employees are frustrated and they fear the consequences of complaining too…
— Scott Adams
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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet…
— Joseph Addison
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I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain, because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing…
— David Beckham
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You can't complain about your dressing room or you'll look like Celine Dion.
— Adele
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