10 Famous Quotes By Jonathan Swift

Selected works and quotes by Jonathan Swift

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Jonathan Swift Quote

That the universe was formed by fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabe...
The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style
Observation is an old man's memory.

Observation is an old man's memory. The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and ...
For in reason all government without the consent of the governed, is the very definition of slavery.

For in reason all government without the consent of the governed, is the very definition of slavery.
Facts About Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift was born on the 30th of November 1667 in Dublin,Ireland and died on 19th of October in 1745. Jonathan Swift was best known ...
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
I never wonder to see men wicked but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
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 neighbor
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.

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