Maxioms by Jonathan Swift
They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives.
They say fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives.
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
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
When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all read more
When a true genius appears in this world you may know him by the sign that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
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.
