As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.

Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen...

Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen...

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...

May you live all the days of your life.

May you live all the days of your life.

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the...

The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the...

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

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

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

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...

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter,...

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter,...

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.

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all...

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all...

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

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

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever...

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever...

He was a fiddler, and consequently a rogue.

He was a fiddler, and consequently a rogue.

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

Some pursue happiness - others create it.

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see...

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this...

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this...