Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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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

Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory.

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to...

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to...

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all...

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all...

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...

Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off

Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.

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

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

Every dog must have his day.

Every dog must have his day.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices...

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices...

There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.

There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.

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...

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not...

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not...

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,...

Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory.

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally...

It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally...