Neither is it safe to count upon the weakness of any man's understanding, who is thoroughly possessed of the spirit of revenge to sharpen his invention.
Jonathan SwiftIt is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not.
Jonathan SwiftConscience signifies that knowledge which a man hath of his own thoughts and actions; and because, if a man judgeth fairly of his actions by comparing them with the law of God, his mind will approve or condemn him; this knowledge or conscience may be both an accuser and a judge.
Jonathan SwiftTo acknowledge you were wrong yesterday is simply to let the world know that you are wiser today than you were then.
Jonathan Swift