“if you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison,' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.”

—  Lewis Carroll, book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Variant: If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison' it is certain to disagree with you sooner or later.
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer 1832–1898

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