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

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...

Every dog must have his day.

Every dog must have his day.

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is...

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is...

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived

No wise man ever wished to be younger.

No wise man ever wished to be younger.

A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break...

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break...

I have almost done with harridans, and shall soon become old enough to fall in...

I have almost done with harridans, and shall soon become old enough to fall in...

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,...

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...

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

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

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

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...

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...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon,...

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon,...