Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Jonathan Swift

Quote by Jonathan Swift

Work

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

This volume presents a wide array of Jonathan Swift's literary works, accompanied by detailed notes and additional commentary to enhance understanding and appreciation of his texts. more

Author

Jonathan Swift
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

“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.”

“Wisdom is a fox who, after long hunting, will at last cost you the pains to dig out; it is a cheese, which, by how much the richer, has the thicker, the homlier, and the coarser coat; and whereof to a judicious palate, the maggots are best. It is a sack posset, wherein the deeper you go, you'll find it the sweeter. Wisdom is a hen, whose cackling we must value and consider, because it is attended with an egg. But lastly, it is a nut, which, unless you choose with judgment, may cost you a tooth, and pay you with nothing but a worm.”