Jonathan Swift ( 10 of 67 )
Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before, deserves better read more
Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before, deserves better of mankind, and does more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
Modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.
We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.
What some invent, the rest enlarge.
What some invent, the rest enlarge.
He was a bold man that first eat an oyster.
He was a bold man that first eat an oyster.
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.
Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
Hail, fellow, well met,
All dirty and wet:
Find out, if you can,
Who's read more
Hail, fellow, well met,
All dirty and wet:
Find out, if you can,
Who's master, who's man.
