I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

Topics: Jonathan Swift Quotes

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.

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,...

Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and...

Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and...

The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.

The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.

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...

Once kick the world, and the world and you will live together at a reasonably...

Once kick the world, and the world and you will live together at a reasonably...

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...

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more...

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more...

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

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

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

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

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

It is nature's law that rivers wind, trees grow wood, and, given the opportunity, women...

It is nature's law that rivers wind, trees grow wood, and, given the opportunity, women...

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones,...

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones,...