“Blot out, correct, insert, refine, enlarge, diminish, interline. Be mindful, when invention fails. To scratch your head and bite your nails.”
Quote by Jonathan Swift
Work
Gulliver's Travels and Other Writings
This compilation includes Jonathan Swift's renowned satire Gulliver's Travels, along with other writings that reflect his literary style and social commentary. more
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
“Don't think you have to be solemn to meditate. To meditate, well, you have to smile a lot.”
“Sometimes a mind is like a mouth: you just got to shut it.”
Source: Had Enough?: A Handbook for Fighting Back
“Mind is the cause; everything else is effect.”
Source: Relax Into Wealth: How to Get More by Doing Less
“In Asian languages, the word for mind and the word for heart are the same word.”
Source: Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness
Source: The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great Eastern Sun; Shambhala; Selected Writings
Source: New Seeds of Contemplation