Laurence Sterne
Born: 11-23-1713
Laurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and clergyman, best known for his groundbreaking novel "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman." Born in 1713, Sterne's innovative narrative style and wit made him a key figure in 18th-century literature. His works are celebrated for their humor, digressive storytelling, and exploration of human nature, leaving a lasting impact on the development of the modern novel.
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Quotes
There are a thousand ways of falling in love; there are a thousand ways of falling out of it.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.
I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and cry, 'Tis all barren!
In the pursuit of one virtue, we often embrace a contrary one.
Innocence is a powerful charm.
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 they can.
I never can have a dearer idea of you, than at the moment I saw you standing in the rain.
The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.
The language of the heart has no grammar.
The heart is for saving creatures; and men are generally fools if they give it away before they know the value of the keeper.
The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.