If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel.
Jonathan SwiftWould a writer know how to behave himself with relation td posterity? Let him consider in old books what he finds that he is glad to know, and what omissions he most laments.
Jonathan SwiftOld men and comets have been reverenced for the same reason: their long beards, and pretences to foretell events.
Jonathan SwiftNeither are any wars so furious and bloody, or of so long continuance as those occasioned by difference in opinion, especially if it be in things indifferent.
Jonathan Swift