Laurence Sterne

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.

He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to read more

Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.

Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to read more

Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood