It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by providence as an evil to mankind.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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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...

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...

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...

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to...

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to...

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.

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

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

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

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

Some people take more care to hide their wisdom, than their folly.

Some people take more care to hide their wisdom, than their folly.

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...

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.

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all...

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all...

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have...

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have...

It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally...

It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally...

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their...

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their...

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

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

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the...

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the...

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...

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...

Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.

Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.