Nature has left every man a capacity of being agreeable, though not of shining in company; and there are a hundred men sufficiently qualified for both who, by a very few faults, that they might correct in half an hour, are not so much as tolerable. Jonathan Swift More Quotes by Jonathan Swift More Quotes From Jonathan Swift Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires. Jonathan Swift feelings friendship two Pedantry is properly the over-rating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to. Jonathan Swift pedantry rating kind Come, agree, the law's costly. Jonathan Swift humor law funny Where Young must torture his invention To flatter knaves, or lose his pension. Jonathan Swift knaves flattery invention Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is once past, there is no recalling it. Jonathan Swift locks carpe-diem past Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down. Jonathan Swift scandal book looks An excuse is a lie guarded. Jonathan Swift excuse responsibility lying She has more goodness in her little finger than he has in his whole body. Jonathan Swift body goodness littles They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve around Mars, whereof the innermost is distant from the center of the primary exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost five: the former revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half, so that the squares of their periodical times are very near in the same proportion with the cubes of their distances from the center of Mars; which evidently shows them to be governed by the same Law of Gravitation that influences the other heavenly bodies. Jonathan Swift future distance stars If the men of wit and genius would resolve never to complain in their works of critics and detractors, the next age would not know that they ever had any. Jonathan Swift criticism age men A stander-by may sometimes, perhaps, see more of the game than he that plays it. Jonathan Swift games play may I always love to begin a journey on Sundays, because I shall have the prayers of the church to preserve all that travel by land, or water. Jonathan Swift sunday journey prayer Old men and comets have been reverenced for the same reason: their long beards, and pretences to foretell events. Jonathan Swift age men long In church your grandsire cut his throat; to do the job too long he tarried: he should have had my hearty vote to cut his throat before he married. Jonathan Swift cutting should-have jobs Do you think I was born in a wood to be afraid of an owl? Jonathan Swift woods owl thinking This is every cook's opinion - Jonathan Swift kissing cooking food Life is a tragedy wherein we sit as spectators for a while and then act our part in it. Jonathan Swift tragedy life-is life Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired Jonathan Swift opinion ill men I row after health like a waterman. Jonathan Swift healthcare "Lawyers Are": Those whose interests and abilities lie in perverting, confounding and eluding the law. Jonathan Swift ability law lying
