Some dire misfortune to portend, no enemy can match a friend. Jonathan Swift More Quotes by Jonathan Swift More Quotes From Jonathan Swift It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another. Jonathan Swift talenthuman-naturerunning Small causes are sufficient to make a man uneasy, when great ones are not in the way: for want of a block he will stumble at a straw. Jonathan Swift blockwantmen It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by providence as an evil to mankind. Jonathan Swift dyingevildeath Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions. Jonathan Swift corruptionpoliticspolitical It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally be done again: and therefore they take special care to record all the decisions formerly made against common justice and the general reason of mankind. Jonathan Swift decisionspecialjustice He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. Jonathan Swift oystersfoodmen A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. Jonathan Swift wisesuccessinspirational Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it. Jonathan Swift limpinglies-truthtruth-and-lies No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience. Jonathan Swift timelifefunny Wise people are never less alone than when they are alone. Jonathan Swift solitudewisepeople I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. Jonathan Swift good-morninggood-daygreatness War: that mad game the world so loves to play. Jonathan Swift militarygameswar The various opinions of philosophers have scattered through the world as many plagues of the mind as Pandora's box did those of the body; only with this difference, that they have not left hope at the bottom. Jonathan Swift differencesmindworld Argument is the worst sort of conversation. Jonathan Swift opinioncommunicationwisdom The worthiest people are the most injured by slander, as is the best fruit which the birds have been pecking at. Jonathan Swift fruitbirdpeople 'T is an old maxim in the schools, That flattery 's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. Jonathan Swift cookingmenschool Don't set your wit against a child. Jonathan Swift educationteacherchildren Many a truth is told in jest. Jonathan Swift jesttruth-iswisdom A nice man is a man of nasty ideas. Jonathan Swift nicemenideas Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken. Jonathan Swift broken-heartpiefood
