Maxioms by Jonathan Swift
'Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery's the food of fools;
Yet now and then read more
'Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery's the food of fools;
Yet now and then your men of wit
Will condescend to take a bit.
A college joke to cure the dumps.
A college joke to cure the dumps.
May you live all the days of your life.
May you live all the days of your life.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.
Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.
