Who said “So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway,…”?

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Laurence Sterne. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760-1767), Book I, Ch. 7.

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“So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him -- pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it?”
VerifiedThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760-1767), Book I, Ch. 7. · evidenceEccentricity

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Sterne, L. (n.d.). So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him -- pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it? [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14122-so-long-as-a-man-rides-his-hobby/

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Sterne, Laurence. “So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him -- pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it?” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14122-so-long-as-a-man-rides-his-hobby/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Sterne, Laurence. “So long as a man rides his Hobby-Horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him -- pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it?” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/14122-so-long-as-a-man-rides-his-hobby/.