Jonathan Swift — "It is an old maxim, that a man is never happy till he dies."

"Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few."

"I desire those politicians who dislike my overture, and may perhaps be so bold to attempt an answer, that they will first ask the parents of these mortals, whether they would not at this day think it …"

"It is as impossible to please all men as to make a coat for the moon."

"For we are told by a grave author, an eminent French physician, that health is the most valuable of all possessions; and that it is to be acquired by eating, and by drinking, and by sleeping, and by e…"

"Not die here in a rage, like a poisoned rat in a hole."