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
happiness success heaven
If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel.
children fighting men
Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.
reeds danger secrecy
When I am in danger of bursting, I will go and whisper among the reeds.
rose secrecy ends
Under the rose, since here are none but friends, To own the truth we have some private ends.
satire offence
Satire, being levelled at all, is never resented for an offence by any.
humor men laughing
Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.
sarcastic sarcasm glasses
Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.
hurt military enemy
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
careless
The more careless, the more modish.
two example flattery
Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest.
political politics corruption
Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions.
nails mindfulness scratches
Blot out, correct, insert, refine, enlarge, diminish, interline. Be mindful, when invention fails. To scratch your head and bite your nails.
eye sight sore-eyes
The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
eggs gullivers-travels break
It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.