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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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.

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...

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...

Every dog must have his day.

Every dog must have his day.

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...

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

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...

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.

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices...

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices...

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...

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

When men grow virtuous in their old age, they are merely making a sacrifice to...

When men grow virtuous in their old age, they are merely making a sacrifice to...

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...

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...

Some men, under the notion of weeding out prejudices, eradicate virtue, honesty, and religion

Some men, under the notion of weeding out prejudices, eradicate virtue, honesty, and religion

Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory.

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

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...