Laurence Sterne Quotes

"I write the first sentence and trust in God for the next."
-Laurence Sterne in Trust quotes.

"You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself, he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job."
-Laurence Sterne in Friendship quotes.

"I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor."
-Laurence Sterne in Providence quotes.

"Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation."
-Laurence Sterne in Writing quotes.

"I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life."
-Laurence Sterne in Smile quotes.

"For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies."
-Laurence Sterne in Jokes quotes.

"The desire of knowledge, like the thirst for riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it."
-Laurence Sterne in Knowledge quotes.

"Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners."
-Laurence Sterne in Respect quotes.