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There is no vice which mankind carries to such wild extremes as that of avarice.

Jonathan Swift

No man will take counsel, but every man will take money. Therefore, money is better than counsel.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Better Man Money
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
We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Enough Hate Love Oneself Religion
Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Coward Cruelty People
It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Hard Man Praise Vice Virtue
There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Mistake Person Responsibility
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Blessing Exception Innocence Power Protection
If you were not reasoned into your beliefs, you cannot be reasoned out of them.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Belief Reason Yourself
I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Company Goodness Love Myself Worst
Vision is seeing the invisible.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Invisible One Liner Vision
Ale is meat, drink and cloth; it will make a cat speak and a wise man dumb.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Drink Dumb Man Talk
Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Hungry Nation Poor Pride Proud
And surely one of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Best Conversation Reason Rule
There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Blind Eyes See
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Appearance Genius Himself True
May you live all the days of your life.
JONATHAN SWIFT

Day Life Live Yourself

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