What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

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

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

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...

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter,...

Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter,...

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold...

It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold...

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their...

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their...

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...

Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only...

Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only...

Every dog must have his day.

Every dog must have his day.

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...

Books, the children of the brain.

Books, the children of the brain.

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...

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but...

Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but...

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...

Charity sees the need, not the cause

Charity sees the need, not the cause

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do...

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do...