Jonathan Swift ( 10 of 67 )
If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would
not have given them to such read more
If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would
not have given them to such a scoundrel.
The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.
A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking
what nobody else has thought.
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking
what nobody else has thought.
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
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.
I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.
I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.
Instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our
hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing read more
Instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our
hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing mankind with the two
noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.
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.
