“A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle” – Jonathan Swift
“A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle”
Jonathan Swift
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In men desire begets love by Jonathan Swift
“In men desire begets love, and in women love begets desire.”
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift Quote on Wickedness and Shame
“I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.”
Jonathan Swift
War: that mad game by Jonathan Swift
“War: that mad game the world so loves to play.”
Jonathan Swift
Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible – Jonathan Swift
“Vision is the Art of seeing Things invisible.”
Jonathan Swift
Satire Quote by Jonathan Swift
“Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own.”
Jonathan Swift
Capitalism and Democracy Advantage by H. L. Mencken
“Capitalism under democracy has a further advantage: its enemies, even when it is attacked, are scattered and weak, and it is usually easily able to array one half of them against the other half, and thus dispose of both.”
H. L. Mencken
Max Horkheimer: Freedom and Equality
“The more freedom, the less equality; the more equality, the less freedom.”
Max Horkheimer
Arthur Schopenhauer Quote on Earthly Happiness
“Everything in life reveals that earthly happiness is destined to be thwarted or recognized as an illusion.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
Epictetus Quote on Negative Influences
“Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.”
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