Great abilities, when employed as God directs, do but make the owners of them greater and more painful servants to their neighbors.
Jonathan SwiftDignity, high station, or great riches, are in some sort necessary to old men, in order to keep the younger at a distance, who are otherwise too apt to insult them upon the score of their age.
Jonathan SwiftPoor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
Jonathan Swift