“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.”
— Jonathan Swift
Author: Jonathan Swift
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When a True genius appears, you can
“When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.”
— Jonathan Swift
Author: Jonathan Swift
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A wise man should have money in
“A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.”
— Jonathan Swift
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Good manners is the art of making
“Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred in the room.”
— Jonathan Swift
Author: Jonathan Swift
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We have enough religion to make us
“We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.”
— Jonathan Swift
Author: Jonathan Swift
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A wise person should have money in
“A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.”
— Jonathan Swift
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Politics, as the word is commonly understood,
“Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions.”
— Jonathan Swift
Author: Jonathan Swift
Category: politics
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Although men are accused of not knowing
“Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.”
— Jonathan Swift
Author: Jonathan Swift
Category: strength
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Vision is the art of seeing what
“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”
— Jonathan Swift
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We have enough religion to make us
“We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.”
— Jonathan Swift
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Power is no blessing in itself, except
“Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.”
— Jonathan Swift
Author: Jonathan Swift
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