Go poor Devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee? — This world surely is wide enough to hold both thee and me. - Laurence Sterne

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Go poor Devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee? — This world surely is wide enough to hold both thee and me.

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About Laurence Sterne

Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics.

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Pen Names: Yorick
Alternative Names: Lorens Stern

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Secondly, When a man, thus represented, tells you in any particular instance, — That such a thing goes against his conscience, — always believe he means exactly the same thing, as when he tells you such a thing goes against his stomach; — a present want of appetite being generally the true cause of both. ‘In a word, — trust that man in nothing, who has not a Conscience in every thing.

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