"Delay is preferable to error." — Thomas Jefferson

Day: A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent

Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

The best wine is the oldest, the best water the newest.

Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790-1793)

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things

Source: Walden (1854)

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while

Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments

Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

Immigrant: An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another

Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

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