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Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own.

Jonathan Swift

There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Blind Eyes See
Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Appearance Goodness Himself Positive Quality Talk
When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Alive Book Myself Reading Talk
I said there was a society of men among us, bred up from their youth in the art of proving by words multiplied for the purpose, that white is black, and black is white, according as they are paid. To this society all the rest of the people are as slaves.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Black Man People Purpose Slave Society Word
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

Block Easy Greatness Himself Man Walk
Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Appearance Discover Face
A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Madness Place Price Sold
Argument is the worst sort of conversation.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Argument Conversation One Liner Worst
Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Easy Light Reason Ride
Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired
JONATHAN SWIFT

Correction Himself Man Opinion Reason Sick
Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Age Growth Miracle Religion
Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Bad Flattery Flirty Greatness Offend Praise Yourself
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Blessing Exception Innocence Power Protection
It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Insect Life Live Misery
Ay, do despise me, I’m the prouder for it; I like to be despised.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Despair Hate Myself Proud
I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Company Goodness Love Myself Worst

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