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A Sentimental Journey
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"A Sentimental Journey" is a travelogue that follows the whimsical and amorous adventures of its protagonist, as he navigates through various European cities.

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Quotes

There are a thousand ways of falling in love; there are a thousand ways of falling out of it.

Laurence Sterne

love

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

Laurence Sterne

misfortunefortune

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

Laurence Sterne

knowledgedesire

I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and cry, 'Tis all barren!

Laurence Sterne

travel

In the pursuit of one virtue, we often embrace a contrary one.

Laurence Sterne

virtue

Innocence is a powerful charm.

Laurence Sterne

innocence

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.

Laurence Sterne

humanity

I never can have a dearer idea of you, than at the moment I saw you standing in the rain.

Laurence Sterne

love

The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship.

Laurence Sterne

friendship

The language of the heart has no grammar.

Laurence Sterne

languageheart