Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before, deserves better of mankind, and does more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together

Quote by Jonathan Swift

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Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

Every dog must have his day.

Every dog must have his day.

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived

Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived

Don't set your wit against a child.

Don't set your wit against a child.

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.

Every dog must have his day.

Every dog must have his day.

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,...

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,...

May you live all the days of your life.

May you live all the days of your life.

Where I am not understood, it shall be concluded that something very useful and profound...

Where I am not understood, it shall be concluded that something very useful and profound...

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may...

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may...

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

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

It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should...

It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should...

Proper words in proper places make the true definiton of style.

Proper words in proper places make the true definiton of style.

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...

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the...

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the...