The more tickets you have in a lottery, the worse your chance. And it is the same of virtues, in the lottery of life.
Laurence SterneEvery obstruction of the course of justice,--is a door opened to betray society, and bereave us of those blessings which it has inview.... It is a strange way of doing honour to God, to screen actions which are a disgrace to humanity.
Laurence SterneWhat is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side? From sorrow to sorrow? To button up one cause of vexation! And unbutton another!
Laurence Sterne