Jonathan Swift - Fools Quotes

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Those dreams that on the silent night intrude,
And with false flitting shapes our minds delude
… are mere productions of the brain.
And fools consult interpreters in vain.

Jonathan Swift

'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.

Jonathan Swift

Lord, I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing!

Jonathan Swift

So weak thou art, that fools thy power despise;
And yet so strong, thou triumph'st o'er the wise.

Jonathan Swift

Hated by fools, and fools to hate,
Be that my motto and my fate.

Jonathan Swift

He gave the little wealth he had
To build a house for fools and mad;
And showed, by one satiric touch,
No nation wanted it so much.

Jonathan Swift