And surely one of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
Jonathan SwiftAll fits of pleasure are balanced by an equal degree of pain or languor; it is like spending this year part of the next year's revenue.
Jonathan SwiftSmall causes are sufficient to make a man uneasy, when great ones are not in the way: for want of a block he will stumble at a straw.
Jonathan Swift