Laurence Sterne

When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's read more

When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.

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

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.

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, read more

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.