All Jonathan Swift Quotes
- The tiny Lilliputians surmise that Gulliver's watch may be his god, because it is that which, he admits, he seldom does anything without consulting. Admits
- Ingratitude is amongst them a capital crime, as we read it to have been in some other countries: for they reason thus; that whoever makes… Amongst
- 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
- You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday Admit
- Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived. Deceived
- Coffee makes us severe, and grave and philosophical. Coffee
- Bachelor's fare: bread and cheese, and kisses. Bachelors
- If we take an examination of what is understood by happiness ... we shall find all its properties ... under this short definition, that it… All
- Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few. Few
- Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old. Age
- For the rest, whatever we have got has been by infinite labor, and search, and ranging through every corner of nature; the difference is that… Been
- The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome. Belief
- hoever wishes to win in this game must have patience and money, since the values are so little constant and the rumors so little founded… Art
- Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Blessed
- A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than… Ashamed
- A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart. Head
- Happiness is a perpetual possession of being well-deceived Deceived
- Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruption. Commonly
- We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. Enough Religion
- Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the goddess of marriage; and they were always mortal enemies Always Mortal
- May you live every day of your life. Day
- I have almost done with harridans, and shall soon become old enough to fall in love with girls of fourteen Almost Done
- The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable; for the happy impute all their success to prudence and merit All
- How is it possible to expect mankind to take advice when they will not so much as take warning? Advice
- When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. All