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Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest. - Laurence Sterne

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest. – Laurence Sterne

Other quotes by Laurence Sterne

So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the Kings highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him — pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it? – Laurence Sterne

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Eccentric, Eccentricity
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Laurence Sterne
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People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy. – Laurence Sterne

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Health
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Laurence Sterne
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To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Men often act knowingly against their interest. – David Hume

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Men are born to succeed, not to fail. – Henry David Thoreau

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Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence they go stark, raving mad. – Fyodor Dostoevsky

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