He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put into vials hermetically sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw, inclement summers. Jonathan Swift More Quotes by Jonathan Swift More Quotes From Jonathan Swift And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. Jonathan Swift agriculture race country You cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into. Jonathan Swift persons reason There is no vice which mankind carries to such wild extremes as that of avarice. Jonathan Swift extremes greed vices The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking. Jonathan Swift flying funny thinking Ay, do despise me, I'm the prouder for it; I like to be despised. Jonathan Swift despised despise pride The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. Jonathan Swift humorous inspirational funny I have now lost my barrier between me and death; God grant I may live to be as well prepared for it, as I confidently believe her to have been! If the way to Heaven be through piety, truth, justice and charity, she is there. Jonathan Swift justice heaven believe It often happens that, if a lie be believed only for an hour, it has done its work, and there is no further occasion for it. Jonathan Swift done work lying Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as it is generally in books the worst sort of reading. Jonathan Swift argument reading book I hate nobody: I am in charity with the world. Jonathan Swift charity hate world How is it possible to expect that mankind will take advice when they will not so much as take warning. Jonathan Swift mankind warning advice I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing. Jonathan Swift being-in-love inspiration funny I'm as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth. Jonathan Swift tongue teeth littles Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy. Jonathan Swift miracle age nurse If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel. Jonathan Swift success happiness heaven As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold. Jonathan Swift capricious cold love Undoubtedly, philosophers are in the right when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison. Jonathan Swift gullivers-travels philosopher littles What we call the Irish Brogue is no sooner discovered, than it makes the deliverer, in the last degree, ridiculous and despised; and, from such a mouth, an Englishman expects nothing but bulls, blunders, and follies. Jonathan Swift bulls degrees mouths It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into. Jonathan Swift acceptance men religion Wisdom is a fox who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to dig out; it is a cheese, which, by how much the richer, has the thicker, the homlier, and the coarser coat; and whereof to a judicious palate, the maggots are best. It is a sack posset, wherein the deeper you go, you'll find it the sweeter. Wisdom is a hen, whose cackling we must value and consider, because it is attended with an egg. But lastly, it is a nut, which, unless you choose with judgment, may cost you a tooth, and pay you with nothing but a worm. Jonathan Swift hunting pain wisdom
