William Taylor quote

We have found that morals are not, like bacon, to be cured by hanging; nor, like wine, to be improved by sea voyages; nor, like honey, to be preserved in cells.
William Taylor
William Taylor
Born: 1765
Died: 1836

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Wine, Preserved, Honey, Bacon, Morals, Like, Nor, Cured, Improved, Cells, Hanging, Sea, Found

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