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
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.
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
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.
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
syllables
Just get the right syllable in the proper place.
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.
hunger clock
My hunger serves me instead of a clock.
spiders suspense miserable
It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.