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The title of a bill in the Irish House of Commons. Often misquoted as "a pint bottle should hold a quart."

— Boyle Roche Misattributed

A quart bottle should hold a quart.

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I hope, my lord, if you ever come within a mile of my house that you will stay there all night.

Why we should put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity, for what has posterity ever done for us?

The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.

There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister.

It would surely be better … to give up not only a part, but, if necessary, even the whole, of our constitution, to preserve the remainder!

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