Phrase by 'Laurence Sterne'

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Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Know , Nature , Human Nature , Brave


Of all duties, prayer certainly is the sweetest and most easy.

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Easy , Faith , Prayer , Sweetest


I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor.

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Live , Single , Alone , Mountain


In all unmerciful actions, the worst of men pay this compliment at least to humanity, as to endeavour to wear as much of the appearance of it, as the case will well let them.

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Men , Humanity , Wear , Appearance


What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side? From sorrow to sorrow? To button up one cause of vexation! And unbutton another!

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Life , Man , Side , Sorrow


'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one.

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Name , Bad , Good , Perseverance


Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood.

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Quiet , Number , Understood , Alarm


One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Mind , Well , Anything , Morals


Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world, - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst, - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  World , Worst , Criticism , May


Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.

Author: Laurence Sterne - Irish Novelist
  Ideas , Nothing , Change , Amusing


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