'T is an old maxim in the schools, That flattery 's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit.
Jonathan SwiftPoor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
Jonathan SwiftGreat abilities, when employed as God directs, do but make the owners of them greater and more painful servants to their neighbors.
Jonathan Swift