There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.
Jonathan SwiftLaws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
Jonathan SwiftBrisk talkers are usually slow thinkers. There is, indeed, no wild beast more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate. If you are civil to the voluble they will abuse your patience; if brusque, your character.
Jonathan Swift