Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

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...

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.

Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.

Books, the children of the brain.

Books, the children of the brain.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.

A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

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...

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

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

All fits of pleasure are balanced by an equal degree of pain or languor; it...

All fits of pleasure are balanced by an equal degree of pain or languor; it...

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...

I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where...

I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where...

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...

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

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.

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...

Hate is all a lie, there is no truth in hate

Hate is all a lie, there is no truth in hate

I hate cynicism a great deal worse than I do the devil; unless perhaps the...

I hate cynicism a great deal worse than I do the devil; unless perhaps the...

They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he...

They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he...

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a...

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a...