How naturally do you apply your hands to each other's lappets, ruffles, and mantuas!
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Aphorisms by Jonathan Swift
If all these were exemplary in the conduct of their lives, religion would receive a mighty encouragement.
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An hereditary right is to be preferred before election, because the government is so disposed that it almost executes itself; and upon the death of a prince the administration goes on without any rub or interruption.
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I cannot forbear warning you against endeavoring at wit in your sermons; because many of your calling have made themselves ridiculous by attempting it.
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It may pass for a maxim in state, that the administration cannot be placed in too few hands, nor the legislature in too many.
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The clergy prevent themselves from doing much service to religion by affecting so much to converse with each other, and caring so little to mingle with the laity.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Wisdom)
A wise man should have money in his head; but not in his heart.
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Princes have it in their power to keep a majority on their side by any tolerable administration, till provoked by continual oppressions.
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Ink is the great missive weapon in all battles of the learned.
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I shall be like that tree; I shall die from the top.
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