Laurence Sterne

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

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

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to read more

Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to read more

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