Maxioms by Jonathan Swift
There's none so blind as they that won't see.
There's none so blind as they that won't see.
No preacher is listened to but time, which gives us the same train and turn of thought that elder people read more
No preacher is listened to but time, which gives us the same train and turn of thought that elder people have in vain tried to put into our heads before
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we read more
The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally
discover everybody's face but their own.
Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally
discover everybody's face but their own.
