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

Topics: Women Quotes

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...

A lie is an excuse guarded

A lie is an excuse guarded

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

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

Every dog must have his day.

Every dog must have his day.

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is...

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is...

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime...

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime...

How is it possible to expect mankind to take advice when they will not so...

How is it possible to expect mankind to take advice when they will not so...

Books, the children of the brain.

Books, the children of the brain.

Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.

Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.

We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.

Your notions of friendship are new to me; I believe every man is born with...

Your notions of friendship are new to me; I believe every man is born with...

May you live every day of your life.

May you live every day of your life.

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...

We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love...

We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love...

I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live...

I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live...

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

May you live all the days of your life.

May you live all the days of your life.

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.

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...