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From The Works of Laurence Sterne

THE GREAT PURSUIT

"The great pursuit of man is happiness; it is the first and strongest desire of his nature; -- in every stage of his life he searches for it as for hid treasure; -- courts it under a thousand different shapes, -- and, though perpetually disappointed, -- still persists, runs after, and inquires for it afresh, -- asks every passenger who comes his way Who will shew him any good? -- who will assist him in the attainment, or direct him to the discovery, of this great end of all his wishes?"

From Sermons. I. -- Inquiry After Happiness