"Ah, a German and a genius ! A…" — Jonathan Swift

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271 Quotes by Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift has 271 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A carpenter is known by his chips.
The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking.
The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot,…
The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot,…
A fig for partridges and quails, ye dainties I know nothing of ye; But on the highest mount in Wales…
I love white Portugal wine better than claret, champagne, or burgundy. I have a sad vulgar appetite.
The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his…
I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand.
Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its…
It is a maxim, that those, to whom everybody allows the second place, have an undoubted title to the first.
Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management of public business, because they are apt to go out…
Who can deny that all men are violent lovers of the truth, when we see them so positive in their…

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The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that. — J. J. Abrams
Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. — Diane Ackerman
I hate Stanley Clark, but I have to admit he's playing Jazz whether I like it or not. — Lester Bangs
We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to… — Dave Barry
I have not heard people in the Republican Party yet admit that they have a problem. And when they do… — Glenn Beck
At Oxford University, I studied languages so I could read the great novels as they were originally written. I took… — Kate Beckinsale
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors. — Ludwig van Beethoven
Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better… — Erma Bombeck
In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Sadly, I do my homework. I've a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United… — Bono
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. — Daniel Boone

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