Maxioms by Jonathan Swift
In all distresses of our friends
We first consult our private ends;
While Nature, kindly bent to read more
In all distresses of our friends
We first consult our private ends;
While Nature, kindly bent to ease us,
Points out some circumstance to please us.
Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites read more
Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites to their destruction.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.
We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.
Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives.
Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives.
