Quotes by Swift, Jonathan

The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his count >>

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the fo >>

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not a >>

Quotations about Argument

Wise men argue cases, fools decide them. >>

True disputants are like true sportsman: their whole delight is in the >>

Weakness on both sides is, the motto of all quarrels. >>

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is generally the worst sort of reading.

Swift, Jonathan