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There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.
Jonathan Swift
Inconsistency
Nothing
World
No wise man ever wished to be younger.
Jonathan Swift
Man
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly.
Jonathan Swift
Heaven
Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced.
Jonathan Swift
Quality
Thoughts
Public
Will
Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
Jonathan Swift
Hunger
Nations
Poor
Pride
Will
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
Jonathan Swift
Enemy
Friends
Hurt
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Jonathan Swift
Nothing
Observation is an old man's memory.
Jonathan Swift
Man
Memory
Observation
Old
Principally I hate and detest that animal called man; although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.
Jonathan Swift
Love
Hate
Man
Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest.
Jonathan Swift
Company
Example
Flattery
Manners
Nothing
Rest
Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.
Jonathan Swift
Promises
No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.
Jonathan Swift
Age
Experience
Life
Information
Man
My nose itched, and I knew I should drink wine or kiss a fool.
Jonathan Swift
Kiss
Fool
Wine
Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting.
Jonathan Swift
Men
Animals
Children
Fighting
Imitation
Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly.
Jonathan Swift
Men
Humor
Folly