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Quote by Laurence Sterne
Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome c

Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves. – Laurence Sterne

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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

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