We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.

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...

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.

As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.

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.

Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen...

Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen...

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...

May you live every day of your life.

May you live every day of your life.

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

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

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

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

Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all...

Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all...

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

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

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.

A lie is an excuse guarded

A lie is an excuse guarded

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...

May you live all the days of your life.

May you live all the days of your life.

Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory.

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.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.

There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.