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
balanced degree equal fits next pain pleasure spending year
All fits of pleasure are balanced by an equal degree of pain or languor; it is like spending this year part of the next year's revenues
bold eat man
He was a bold man that first eat on oyster.
bold eat food man
He was a bold man that first eat an oyster.
satire offence
Satire, being levelled at all, is never resented for an offence by any.
reeds danger secrecy
When I am in danger of bursting, I will go and whisper among the reeds.
inspirational success wise
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.
weight reason idle
An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before.