The commonest things are the most useful; which shows the wisdom of God, who has made them common.
Gulliver's Travels
Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting
1706
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"It is as impossible to please all men as to make a coat for the moon."
Humorous"I have spent my time in writing, and have not been a man of action."
Humorous"It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever has been done before may legally be done again: and therefore they take special care to record all the decisions formerly made against common justice a…"
Strange & Unusual"The more years increase, the more does my hatred of human nature increase."
Strange & Unusual"It is computed, that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death, rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end."
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