Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none...

Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none...

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,...

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.

Proper words in proper places make the true definiton of style.

Proper words in proper places make the true definiton of style.

What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we...

What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we...

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...

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold...

It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold...

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime...

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime...

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...

We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.

We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign,...

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign,...

One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.

One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.

I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where...

I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where...

Your notions of friendship are new to me; I believe every man is born with...

Your notions of friendship are new to me; I believe every man is born with...

Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen...

Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen...

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting...

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting...

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...

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.