Undoubtedly, philosophers are in the right when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison.
Jonathan SwiftIt often happens that, if a lie be believed only for an hour, it has done its work, and there is no further occasion for it.
Jonathan SwiftThe stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.
Jonathan SwiftThe motives of the best actions will not bear too strict an inquiry. It is allowed that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves; but the self-love of some men inclines them to please others, and the self-love of others is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice.
Jonathan Swift