Maxioms by 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.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.
Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.
Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.
There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.
There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.
