Jonathan Swift Quote

No wise man ever wished to be young.

Sir, I would like to know who the crazy person was who invented the kiss.

Jonathan Swift

The best doctors in the world are: Dr. Diet, Dr. Rest, and Dr. Joy.

Jonathan Swift

We have enough religion to hate each other, but not enough to love each other.

Jonathan Swift

Most people are like pins: their heads are not the most important thing.

Jonathan Swift

May you live every day of your life!

Jonathan Swift

Freedom of conscience is understood today, not only as the freedom to believe what one wants, but also to be able to propagate that belief.

Jonathan Swift

Ambition often leads people to perform the vilest tasks. That's why, to climb, the same posture is adopted as for crawling.

Jonathan Swift

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.

Jonathan Swift

When the devil is satisfied, he is a good person.

Jonathan Swift

Arbitrary power constitutes a natural temptation for a prince, like wine or women for a young man, or bribery for a judge, or greed for the old, or vanity for a woman.

Jonathan Swift

Vision is the art of seeing the invisible things.

Jonathan Swift