Jonathan Swift

It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished read more

It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.

Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

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've often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a year,
A handsome house read more

I've often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a year,
A handsome house to lodge a friend,
A river at my garden's end,
A terrace walk, and half a rood
Of land, set out to plant a wood.

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.