Swift

Famous quotes containing the word swift:

“He never courted men in station
Nor persons had in admiration;
Of no man’s greatness was afraid,
Because he sought for no man’s aid.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

“We are little airy creatures,
All of different voice and features:
One of us in glass is set,
One of us you’ll find in jet,
T’other you may see in tin,
And the fourth a box within;
If the fifth you should pursue,
It can never fly from you.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)

“Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)