"My horses understand me tolerably well; I converse……" — Jonathan Swift
"My horses understand me tolerably well; I converse with them at least four hours every day. They are strangers to bridle or saddle; they live in great amity with me, and friendship of each other."
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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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More Amity Quotes
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We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation…
— Franklin P. Adams
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Civilization survives on the constant discovery of amity and an equal supply of damnation.
— Victor Hugo
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It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all…
— James Madison
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There are still to be found , or designing men, who stand ready to advocate the paradox of perpetual peace…
— Alexander Hamilton
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The duty of holding a Neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and…
— George Washington
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Amity Gaige has written a flawless book. It does not contain a single false note. Playful and inventive, SCHRODER movingly…
— Unknown Author
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The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie.
— William Shakespeare
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The fish was an enemy. It had come upon the community and killed two men, a woman, and a child.…
— Peter Benchley
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We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development,…
— Li Peng
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I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of…
— Benjamin Franklin
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WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Amity itself can only be maintained by reciprocal respect, and true friends are punctilious equals.
— Herman Melville
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