"No wise man ever wished to be younger." — Jonathan Swift

"No wise man ever wished to be younger."

— 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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Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them. — Louis Armstrong
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we… — Chinua Achebe
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their… — Margaret Atwood
The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. — Saint Augustine
You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long. — Marcus Aurelius
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. — Lauren Bacall
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to… — Francis Bacon
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am. — Francis Bacon
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. — Francis Bacon

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