When we desire or solicit anything, our minds run wholly on the good side or circumstances of it; when it is obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones.
Jonathan SwiftWhen I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me.
Jonathan SwiftExploding many things under the name of trifles is a very false proof either of wisdom or magnanimity, and a great check to virtuous actions with regard to fame.
Jonathan Swift