It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.
JONATHAN SWIFT
JONATHAN SWIFT
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Jonathan Swift91 quotes“It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.”
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Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of matter and a scarcity of words; for whosoever is a master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice of both.
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Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
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Bill WattersonBill Watterson We’re all amateurs when it comes to love. Don’t be too hard on each other.
Bob GoffBob Goff That’s in the nature of social change. So you can analyze what didn’t work, but it’s very hard to predict what will work.
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Bob NeyBob Ney I once thought that I was the only man that persevered to be the friend of the white man, but since they have come and cleaned out our lodges, horses and everything else, it is hard for me to believe the white men any more.
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