Laurence Sterne

"We are such stuff as dreams are made of."

"Compassion is the basis of all morality."

"The mind of man is like a looking glass, which reflects the objects that are presented to it."

"Time is the nurse and breeder of all good things."

"In writing, the point is to know when to stop."

"The happiness of the mediocre is the envy of the great."

"A man may as well open an oyster without a knife as a woman's heart without compliments."

"The great secret of the art of living happily is to live from day to day."

"I have something in my breast that ever has been, and ever will be, a man—a something that ever has been, and ever will be, my nature."

"To be wise, a man must learn to distinguish between what is necessary and what is merely convenient."

"The human soul is hospitable and craves connection."

"A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes."

"The greatest works of mankind are born not of calculation but of passion."

"Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt."

"In the business of living, the great secret is to know when to laugh."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

"Whatever is worth doing is worth doing with all your heart."

"True eloquence lies in the presentation of simple truths simply."

"A man's greatest wealth is his peace of mind."

"The secret of being happy is being content with what you have."

"He who understands the human heart possesses the greatest knowledge."

"In love and war, all strategies are fair when sincerely motivated."

"The mind creates more monsters than the world ever could."

"To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often."

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the attitude while waiting."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with understanding a single moment."

"A jest without a jest is no jest at all."

"The greatest discovery of my age is that a person can alter his life by altering his attitude."

"Strength is born from our struggles and refined through our suffering."

"In the architecture of the soul, honesty is the foundation."