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Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself.

Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Conceit Quotes,
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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.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Satire Quotes,
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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."

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Jackdaws Quotes,
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A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Chastity Quotes,
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Bread is the staff of life.

Bread is the staff of life.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Eating Quotes,
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