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“Brisk talkers are generally slow thinkers.”

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Jonathan Swift, born on November 30, 1667, and died on October 19, 1745, was an Irish writer, satirist, and politician, renowned for his satirical works. more

“I never expected to get the Tom Jones treatment and it amazes me that I do. Strangely it's women who throw their underwear at me when I'm performing live. My male fans tend to be quite shy. My female fans are wild. I never know what to do with all the lingerie that lands at my feet. Maybe I should open a shop.”

Knows Should Feet Fans Land Female Males Expected Performing Shops Treatment Shy Toms Underwear Lingerie Performing Live

Author:Ellie Goulding

“The chameleon, who is said to feed upon nothing but air, has of all animals the nimblest tongue.”

Said Animal Air Tongue Chameleon

Book:The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Cop'ous Notes and Additions

Source: The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Cop'ous Notes and Additions

“I used to wonder how a man of birth and spirit could endure to be wholly insignificant and obscure in a foreign country, when he might live with lustre in his own.”

Men Country Might Used Spirit Wonder Birth Travel Endure Obscure Insignificant Foreign Countries

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)

“Exploding many things under the name of trifles is a very false proof either of wisdom or magnanimity, and a great check to virtuous actions with regard to fame.”

Action Names Fame Regard Proof Checks Virtuous Trifles Exploding Magnanimity

Book:The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Cop'ous Notes and Additions

Source: The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Cop'ous Notes and Additions

“Men always grow vicious before they become unbelievers.”

Men Grows Vicious Unbelief Unbelievers

Book:The works of Jonathan Swift, D.D.: with copious notes and additions and a memoir of the author

Source: The works of Jonathan Swift, D.D.: with copious notes and additions and a memoir of the author

“There is no vice or folly that requires so much nicety and skill to manage as vanity; nor any which by ill management makes so contemptible a figure.”

Figures Skills Management Ill Vices Manage Vanity Folly Niceties

Book:The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Accurately Revised in Six Volumes, Adorned with Copper-plates : with Some Account of the Author's Life and Notes Historical and Explanatory

Source: The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Accurately Revised in Six Volumes, Adorned with Copper-plates : with Some Account of the Author's Life and Notes Historical and Explanatory

“Vanity is a natural object of temptation to a woman.”

Natural Objects Temptation Vanity

Author:Jonathan Swift

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