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One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.

~Laurence Sterne

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Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

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

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Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

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An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

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Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current.

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It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out.

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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.

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

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'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Novelist

Born: November 24th, 1713

Died: March 18th, 1768

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