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 SWIFTIf a lump of soot falls into the soup and you cannot conveniently get it out, stir it well in and it will give the soup a French taste.
More Jonathan Swift Quotes
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It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.
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If you were not reasoned into your beliefs, you cannot be reasoned out of them.
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There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.
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I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
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Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
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The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.
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One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
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Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.
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Although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.
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We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
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This made me reflect, how vain an attempt it is for a man to endeavor to do himself honor among those who are out of all degree of equality or comparison with him.
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It is the talent of human nature to run from one extreme to another.
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Every dog must have his day.
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Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
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Vision is seeing the invisible.
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