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.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruption.

Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruption.

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with...

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with...

One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any...

One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any...

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time,...

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time,...

Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only...

Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only...

Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the...

Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the...

As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.

As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign,...

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign,...

Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others...

Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others...

Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in...

Laws are best explained, interpreted and applied by those whose interest and abilities lie in...

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where...

I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where...

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off

Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

No preacher is listened to but time, which gives us the same train and turn...

No preacher is listened to but time, which gives us the same train and turn...

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone...

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone...

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44...

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44...

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the...

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the...

Time - our youth - it never really goes, does it? It is all in...

Time - our youth - it never really goes, does it? It is all in...