"Lord, Madame, I have fed like a farmer;……" — Jonathan Swift
"Lord, Madame, I have fed like a farmer; I shall grow as fat as a porpoise."
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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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