A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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A lie is an excuse guarded

A lie is an excuse guarded

When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the...

When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the...

The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman

The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others...

Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others...

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the...

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the...

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong,...

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong,...

Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires.

Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires.

There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.

There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have...

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have...

Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory.

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.

Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.

Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.

Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever...

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever...

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is...

Sometimes life knocks you on your ass... get up, get up, get up!!! Happiness is...

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...