Maxioms by Jonathan Swift
A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.
A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.
An old miser kept a tame jackdaw, that used to steal pieces of
money, and hide them in a read more
An old miser kept a tame jackdaw, that used to steal pieces of
money, and hide them in a hole, which a cat observing, asked,
"Why he would hoard up those round shining things that he could
make no use of?" "Why," said the jackdaw, "my master has a whole
chestfull, and makes no more use of them that I do."
Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives.
Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives.
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want.
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want.
It is a maxim, that those to whom everybody allows the second
place have an undoubted title to the read more
It is a maxim, that those to whom everybody allows the second
place have an undoubted title to the first.
