“I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.”
Quote by Jonathan Swift
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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
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“Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.”
Source: Works
“The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.”
Source: The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. Accurately Corrected by the Best Editions. With the Author's Life and Character; Notes Historical, Critical, and Explanatory; Tables of Contents, and Indexes. More Complete Than Any Preceding Edition. In Eight Volumes
“Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.”
Source: The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. Accurately Corrected by the Best Editions. With the Author's Life and Character; Notes Historical, Critical, and Explanatory; Tables of Contents, and Indexes. More Complete Than Any Preceding Edition. In Eight Volumes
“Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.”
“Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.”
Source: A Tale of a Tub: The Battle of the Books ; The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit
“There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.”
Source: The Works of Jonathan Swift: Miscellaneous essays
“There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.”
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.”
Source: Collected Poems