Jonathan Swift ( 10 of 67 )
What some invent, the rest enlarge.
What some invent, the rest enlarge.
I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.
I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.
The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
Instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our
hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing read more
Instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our
hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing mankind with the two
noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.
Hail, fellow, well met,
All dirty and wet:
Find out, if you can,
Who's read more
Hail, fellow, well met,
All dirty and wet:
Find out, if you can,
Who's master, who's man.
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
Flattery is the worst and falsest way of showing our esteem
Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever read more
Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever after.
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking
what nobody else has thought.
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking
what nobody else has thought.
And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears
of corn, or two blades of read more
And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears
of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground
where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and
do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of
politicians put together."
