"Censure is the tax a man pays to the publick for being eminent." — Jonathan Swift

Courage considered in itself or without reference to its causes, is no virtue, and deserves no esteem

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Source: Lacon; or, Many Things in Few Words (1820)

Few sons attain the praise of their great sires, and most their sires disgrace

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought

Reputation is what others think of us; character is what God and the angels know of us

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to the tremendous difficulties

Jonathan Swift Quote