"A wise man should have money in his……" — Jonathan Swift
"A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart."
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271 Quotes by Jonathan Swift
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A carpenter is known by his chips.
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The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking.
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The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot,…
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The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot,…
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A fig for partridges and quails, ye dainties I know nothing of ye; But on the highest mount in Wales…
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I love white Portugal wine better than claret, champagne, or burgundy. I have a sad vulgar appetite.
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The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his…
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I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand.
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Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its…
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It is a maxim, that those, to whom everybody allows the second place, have an undoubted title to the first.
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Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management of public business, because they are apt to go out…
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Who can deny that all men are violent lovers of the truth, when we see them so positive in their…
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody, in another sense, and at…
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Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
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When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed.…
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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
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It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is…
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We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It's a massive pressure that affects us all.
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