I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render them popular, but some degree of persecution.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold...

It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold...

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,...

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...

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time,...

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time,...

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

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

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

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

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their...

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their...

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...

Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but...

Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but...

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...

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

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

Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory.

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...

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

May you live every day of your life.

May you live every day of your life.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

What garlic is to food, insanity is to art.

What garlic is to food, insanity is to art.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.