We are told that the Houyhnhnms have no vices, but those which are the product of their reason; and that the Yahoos have no virtues, but those which are the product of their instinct.
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels, Part IV, Chapter VIII
1726
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"Difference in opinions has cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether the juice of a certain berry be blood or wine."
Humorous"And it is to be hoped that no gentleman will be so uncivil as to refuse to dine upon a child who has been so well fattened."
Controversial"The more years increase, the more does my hatred of human nature increase."
Strange & Unusual"Dogs have at least the advantage over men, that they discover their friends, and bark at their enemies."
Strange & Unusual"Eloquence, as well as the other fine arts, must be cultivated with care."
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