All Jonathan Swift Quotes
- Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than… Alone
- Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is once… Bald
- Many a truth is told in jest. Inspirational
- There is no vice which humankind carries to such wild extremes as that of avarice. Avarice
- O Grub Street! how do I bemoan thee, whose graceless children scorn to own thee! . Yet thou hast greater cause to be ashamed of… Art
- Two friendships in two breasts requires The same aversions and desires. Aversion
- A footman may swear; but he cannot swear like a lord. He can swear as often: but can he swear with equal delicacy, propriety, and… Cannot Swear
- It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. Distinguished
- If the men of wit and genius would resolve never to complain in their works of critics and detractors, the next age would not know… Age
- A nice man is a man of nasty ideas. Ideas
- Few are qualified to shine in company, but it is in most men's power to be agreeable. Agreeable
- Life is a tragedy wherein we sit as spectators for a while and then act our part in it. Act
- Old men and comets have been reverenced for the same reason: their long beards, and pretences to foretell events. Age
- A stander-by may sometimes, perhaps, see more of the game than he that plays it. Game
- All panegyrics are mingled with an infusion of poppy. All
- 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… Body
- In oratory the greatest art is to hide art. Art
- I won't quarrel with my bread and butter. Bread
- It is in disputes as in armies, where the weaker side sets up false lights, and makes a great noise, to make the enemy believe… Armies
- A secret is seldom safe in more than one breast. Breast