Jonathan Swift — "The more years increase, the more does my hatred of human nature increase."

"The difference between a madman and a sane man is that the madman is in a minority."

"Last week I saw a woman flayed, and you will hardly believe how much it altered her person for the worse."

"It is an old maxim, that a wise man may change his mind, a fool never."

"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 …"

"'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit. Will condescend to take a bit."