"My nose itched, and I knew I should……" — Jonathan Swift

"My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool."

— 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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High thoughts must have high language. — Aristophanes
If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. — Wystan Hugh Auden
It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself… — Wystan Hugh Auden
I can't drink whiskey like I used to back then, that's for sure. — Sebastian Bach
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to… — Francis Bacon
I don't have any particular thing I do ritualistically. I do the same thing every day. I get up. Drink… — Erykah Badu
I drink a bucket of white tea in the morning. I read about this tea of the Emperor of China,… — Antonio Banderas
A drink a day keeps the shrink away. — Edward Abbey
I juice a lot; I get as much protein as I can, because being a vegan, there isn't much protein.… — Travis Barker
Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to… — Dave Barry
You can only be young once. But you can always be immature. — Dave Barry

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