#on

Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites to their destruction. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#appetites #beasts #brutes #destruction #find

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#had #heaven #looked #riches #scoundrel

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#glory #great #great souls #interest #invention

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#invention #judgment #talent #youth

It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#folly #kingdom #london #many #mistake

Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are in imitation of fighting. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#diversion #fighting #imitation #men #most

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#completely #conduct #ever #experience #information

Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#hunger #hungry #nations #poor #pride

The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#cannot #concealed #defect #ought #overcome

For some reason, I'm really comfortable talking about my personal life in songs. ↗

— Taylor Swift

#comfortable #comfortable talking #i #life #personal