Alas! if the principles of contentment are not wit...
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Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness.
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"Alas! if the principles of contentment are not wit... " is one of a famous quotes by Laurence Sterne. Complete quote is as follows;
"Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness."
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"Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness." This is a quote by Laurence Sterne which is about . He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;
- It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five.
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This quote is primarily about happiness although it also includes other themes like . It is attributed to Laurence Sterne. Complete quote is as follows;
"Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness."