Quotation by

Laurence Sterne

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.

Laurence Sterne

Happiness

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Laurence Sterne is saying that without being content inside ourselves, having a high social rank or great wealth won't make us any happier. Just as these external things can't physically make a person taller, they also can't truly increase a person's happiness.

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