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That the universe was formed ...

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy.

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I have ever hated all nations...

I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals: for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but I love Counsellor Such-a-one, and Judge Such-a-one: so with physicians - I will not speak of my own trade - soldiers, English, Scotch, French, and the rest. But principally I hate and detest that animal called man, although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth. This is the system upon which I have governed myself many years, but do not tell.

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The want of belief is a defec...

The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.

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Most sorts of diversion in me...

Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.

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A man should never be ashamed...

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday.

Jonathan Swift 579 quotes

Censure is the tax a man pays...

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

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Positiveness is a good qualit...

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced.

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Interest is the spur of the p...

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age.

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The latter part of a wise per...

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.

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Poor nations are hungry, and ...

Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.

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A lie does not consist in the...

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour.

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One enemy can do more hurt th...

One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.

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The best doctors in the world...

The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.

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A wise man should have money ...

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.

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Although men are accused of n...

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.

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There are few, very few, that...

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.

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Vision is the art of seeing w...

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

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My nose itched, and I knew I ...

My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.

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Falsehood flies, and truth co...

Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect.

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Promises and pie-crust are ma...

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

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