Quotes by Swift, Jonathan

O Grub Street! how do I bemoan thee, whose graceless children scorn to >>

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

Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off. >>

Quotations about Ambition

Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and >>

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for? >>

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach t >>

Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.

Swift, Jonathan