We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. Jonathan Swift
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. Jonathan Swift
A man should never be ashamed to admit he has been wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. Jonathan Swift
No wise man ever wished to be younger. Jonathan Swift
Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same posture with creeping. Jonathan Swift
When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet. and Doctor Merryman. Jonathan Swift
Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own. Jonathan Swift
Proper words in proper places, make the true definition of style. Jonathan Swift
Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest. Jonathan Swift
There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency. Jonathan Swift
Lord, I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing! Jonathan Swift
Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride. Jonathan Swift
It is remarkable with what Christian fortitude and resignation we can bear the suffering of other folks. Jonathan Swift
He was a bold man that first eat an oyster. Jonathan Swift
The most positive men are the most credulous. Jonathan Swift