Maxioms by Jonathan Swift
Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites read more
Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites to their destruction.
I heard the little bird say so.
I heard the little bird say so.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.
I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a read more
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.