Maxioms by Jonathan Swift
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams
out of cucumbers, which were to be put read more
He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams
out of cucumbers, which were to be put in phials hermetically
sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw, inclement summers.
Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever read more
Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever after.