So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to sta… — Laurence Sterne

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

Laurence SterneNovelist · Irish · 1713 – 1768

More from Laurence Sterne

The most happy man is he who knows how to bring into relation the end and beginning of his life. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. — Mark Twain
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. — Thomas Jefferson
Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. — Laurence Sterne
The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. — Laurence Sterne
I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life. — Laurence Sterne