There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a talking man having nothing to say.
JONATHAN SWIFTAy, do despise me, I’m the prouder for it; I like to be despised.
More Jonathan Swift Quotes
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Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.
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Many a truth is told in jest.
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When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me.
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There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.
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The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it.
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Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.
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Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.
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We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.
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I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.
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Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.
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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.
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Physicians ought not to give their judgment of religion, for the same reason that butchers are not admitted to be jurors upon life and death.
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You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday.
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The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
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Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.
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