Frases de Laurence Sterne

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“A solidão é a mãe da sabedoria.”

“Tenho certeza de possuir uma alma, e todos os livros com os quais os materialistas enfadaram o mundo não me convencem do contrário.”

“O desejo de conhecimento, como a sede de riqueza, está sempre a aumentar com a nossa aquisição dele.”

“Por cada gracejo fazes dez inimigos.”

“Quando vejo morrer um homem honesto e viverem tantos celerados, sinto bem enfaticamente a força desta passagem dos salmos: «Deus não quer a morte do pecador».”

“A felicidade é uma aquiescência tranquila e uma doce ilusão.”

“A conversação é um comércio. Se nela entrais sem fundos, o comércio não pode ter lugar.”

“A censura é o imposto da inveja sobre o mérito.”

“Não gostamos tanto das pessoas pelo bem que nos fizeram quanto pelo bem que lhes fizemos.”

“A modéstia toca apenas com a ponta dos dedos o que a liberalidade lhe apresenta com as mãos abertas.”

“A morte abre a porta da fama e fecha a da inveja.”

“Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine; —& they are the life, the soul of reading; — take them out of this book for instance, — you might as well take the book along with them.”

“He was within a few hours of giving his enemies the slip forever.”

“So long as a man rides his hobbyhorse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him — pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it?”

“They order, said I, this matter better in France.”

“Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation.”

“Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world, — though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst, — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!”

“As we jogg on, either laugh with me, or at me, or in short do any thing—only keep your temper.”

“A man should know something of his own country too, before he goes abroad.”

“For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies.”

“The Accusing Spirit which flew up to heaven's chancery with the oath, blush'd as he gave it in; and the Recording Angel as he wrote it down, dropp'd a tear upon the word, and blotted it out forever.”

“I have got him fast hung up, quoth Didius to himself, upon one of the two horns of my dilemma — let him get off as he can.”

“Great wits jump.”

“I am sick as a horse.”

“In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. ”

“Our armies swore terribly in Flanders, cried my uncle Toby, — but nothing to this.”

“Go poor Devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee?”

“A man who laughs will never be dangerous.”

“A man my good Sir, has seldom an offer of kindness to make to a woman, but she has a presentiment of it some moments before.”

“I was at peace with the world before, and this finish’d the treaty with myself.”