It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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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...

Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires.

Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires.

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

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

Books, the children of the brain.

Books, the children of the brain.

Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.

Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not...

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not...

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign,...

When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign,...

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

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

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.

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.

Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the...

Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the...

The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.

The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

May you live all the days of your life.

May you live all the days of your life.

If you want something you never had before, you have to do something you've never...

If you want something you never had before, you have to do something you've never...

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions;...

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions;...

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit