If ever I do a mean action, it must be in some interval betwixt one passion and another: whilst this interregnum lasts, I always perceive my heart lo… - Laurence Sterne
" "If ever I do a mean action, it must be in some interval betwixt one passion and another: whilst this interregnum lasts, I always perceive my heart locked up,—I can scarce find in it to give Misery a sixpence; and therefore I always get out of it as fast as I can—and the moment I am rekindled, I am all generosity and good-will again; and would do anything in the world, either for or with any one, if they will but satisfy me there is no sin in it.
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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Gücüydü, çünkü doğası gereği güzel konuşurdu babam; zaafıydı, çünkü saat başı yeteneğini gösterebilmek için bir bahane arar, ne yapar eder dirayetli ya da zekice, ya da hınzırca bir şeyler söylemeyi başarırdı.
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Babam için dilini bağlayan herhangi bir lütuf ile dilini çözen herhangi bir bela arasında fark yoktu; çünkü mesela çektiği nutuktan duyduğu keyif on ise, başına gelen bela azami beş olmaktaydı-bu yüzden de her zaman en azından yarı yarıya galipti ve sanki bütün bunlar başına hiç gelmemişçesine yoluna devam ederdi.
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No sé, dijo mi padre respondiendo con cierta morosidad a fin de que su comentario sonara completamente desapasionado, — no sé, dijo, qué otra cosa nos queda para cedérsela en lugar del derecho a decidir quién habrá de traer nuestros hijos al mundo, — — a excepción del derecho a decidir — quién habrá de engendrarlos. —