Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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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...

What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we...

What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we...

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

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

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

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

Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot...

The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot...

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

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,...

One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.

One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.

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

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

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong,...

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong,...

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

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

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may...

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may...

Proper words in proper places make the true definiton of style.

Proper words in proper places make the true definiton of style.

May you live all the days of your life.

May you live all the days of your life.

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.

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...

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire...

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire...

Here lies Captain Ernest Bloomfield Accidentally shot by his Orderly, March 2nd, 1789 Well done,...

Here lies Captain Ernest Bloomfield Accidentally shot by his Orderly, March 2nd, 1789 Well done,...

The central difficulty lies in the fact that all of the sciences have made such...

The central difficulty lies in the fact that all of the sciences have made such...