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A man who values a good night's rest will not lie down with enmity in his heart, if he can help it.

Laurence Sterne

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Laurence Sterne
Age: 54 †
Born: 1713
Born: November 24
Died: 1768
Died: March 18
Autobiographer
Novelist
Religious
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Heart
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Enmity
Men
Rest
Lying
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