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.
believe men liberty
Liberty of conscience is nowadays only understood to be the liberty of believing what men please, but also of endeavoring to propagate that belief as much as they can.
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.
wise time age
The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.
humor men laughing
Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.
wise men rogues
A wise man will find us to be rogues by our faces.
lying hype desire
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.
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.
hate men animal
Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.
careless
The more careless, the more modish.