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
against appears dunces genius true
When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
real genius world
When a real genius appeares in this world, you'll know him by the fact that all the fools have allied against him.
men facts genius
When a man of genius appears in the world, it is immediately recognized by the fact that all the blockheads join forces against him.
genius prodigies last-words
Ah, a German and a genius ! A prodigy, admit him !
men age genius
There never appear more than five or six men of genius in an age, but if they were united the world could not stand before them.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
art seeing vision
Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.
age-and-aging god grow men merely sacrifice virtuous
When men grow virtuous in their old age, they are merely making a sacrifice to God of the Devil's leavings
change comrades stories
Faith! He must make his stories shorter or change his comrades once a quarter.
expressly heaven ignorant
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not we are told expressly
child daughter pride war
War is the child of Pride, and Pride the daughter of Riches.
butter looks melt mouth
She looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth
animals children diversion fighting imitation sorts
Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are an imitation of fighting
contented folly laughed men
Men are contented to be laughed at for their wit, but not for their folly