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

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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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,...

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.

Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.

Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.

Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the...

Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the...

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...

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

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

Some people take more care to hide their wisdom, than their folly.

Some people take more care to hide their wisdom, than their folly.

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

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

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

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

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived

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

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

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire...

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire...

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

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

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

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...

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their...

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their...