So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil. – Laurence Sterne
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
The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. – Laurence Sterne
I still believe that capitalism is too harsh and I believe that, even within that, there is a lot of satisfaction and beauty if you happen to be one of the lucky ones, although that doesnt eradicate the reality of the suffering. Its all true at once, kind of humming and sublime. – George Saunders