“All fits of pleasure are balanced by an equal degree of pain or languor; it is like spending this year part of the next year's revenue.”
Quote by Jonathan Swift
Author
Jonathan Swift
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
You May Also Like
“I look at what I have not and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy.”
Source: Compromises
Source: Jean Giraudoux: FOUR PLAYS, ADAPTED, AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MAURICE VALENCY
“It is possible that the production of genius is reserved to a limited period of mankind's history.”
Source: Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two
“The genius of architecture seems to have shed its maledictions over this land.”
Source: The portable Thomas Jefferson
Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“Genius in one grand particular is like life. We know nothing of either but by their effects.”
Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“The persecution of genius fosters its influence.”
Source: The Annals & The Histories
Source: Basic Writings of Nietzsche