All Jonathan Swift Quotes
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
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Art
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Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.
Jonathan Swift
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Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.
Jonathan Swift
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We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
Jonathan Swift
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I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render them popular, but some degree of persecution.
Jonathan Swift
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Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age.
Jonathan Swift
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My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.
Jonathan Swift
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I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.
Jonathan Swift
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There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.
Jonathan Swift
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The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.
Jonathan Swift
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There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.
Jonathan Swift
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