No wise man ever wished to be younger.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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

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

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us...

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us...

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

May you live all the days of your life.

May you live all the days of your life.

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...

Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but...

Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but...

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time,...

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time,...

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter,...

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter,...

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...

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

Don't set your wit against a child.

Don't set your wit against a child.

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is...

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is...

Once kick the world, and the world and you will live together at a reasonably...

Once kick the world, and the world and you will live together at a reasonably...

Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in...

Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in...

Young lawyers attend the courts not because they have business there but because they have...

Young lawyers attend the courts not because they have business there but because they have...

Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have...

Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have...