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«Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.»
«Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.»
«Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.»
«I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.»
«Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off»
«My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.»
«Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever after»
Author: Jonathan Swift
(Author, Satirist)
| About:
Passion
| Keywords:
convulsion, convulsions, Ever After, fits, weaker
«Usually speaking, the worst bred person in company is a young traveler just returned from abroad»
Author: Jonathan Swift
(Author, Satirist)
| About:
Travel
| Keywords:
abroad, bred, ill-bred, ill-breeding, returned, traveler
«The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.»
«Bachelor's fare: Bread, cheese, and kisses»
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