Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swiftwas an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth30 November 1667
CountryIreland
blades country deserves ears essential grass grew grow race service together whoever
Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before, deserves better of mankind, and does more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together
age-and-aging god grow men merely sacrifice virtuous
When men grow virtuous in their old age, they are merely making a sacrifice to God of the Devil's leavings
belly bones rest
When the belly is full, the bones would be at rest
abroad bred company returned traveler worst
Usually speaking, the worst bred person in company is a young traveler just returned from abroad
art seeing vision
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.
expressly heaven ignorant
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not we are told expressly
alcohol liquor lost
Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.
against appears dunces genius true
When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
child daughter pride war
War is the child of Pride, and Pride the daughter of Riches.
bit food maxim men tis
Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit, Will condescend to take a bit
afterwards begun continues less treatment
When the world has once begun to use us ill, it afterwards continues the same treatment with less scruple or ceremony, as men do to a whore
inspirational leadership teacher
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.
pride despise despised
Ay, do despise me, I'm the prouder for it; I like to be despised.
funny education truth
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.