Laurence Sterne

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.

'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.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.

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.

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.