Quote#Wisdom
Nay, but weigh well what you presume to swear!
Quote byRichard Savage · 1697–1743
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sir Thomas Overbury (1724), Act II, scene i..
English (original)
Nay, but weigh well what you presume to swear! Oaths are of dreadful Weight—and, if they're false, Draw down Damnation.
— Richard Savage
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