Jonathan Swift Quotes
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The army will hear nothing of politics from me and in return I expect to hear nothing of politics from the army.
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Untruth being unacceptable to the mind of man, there is no other defence left for absurdity but obscurity.
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Strength lies not in defence but in attack.
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Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.
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Books are the greatest and the most satisfactory of recreations. I mean the use of books for pleasure. Without books, without having acquired the power of reading for pleasure, none of us can be independent, but if we can read we have a sure defence against boredom in solitude.
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When Alekhine recognizes the weakness in his position he has a tendency to become very aggressive. Patient defence is not for him if he can see the slightest chance of creating an attack. Yet sound strategy often demands that you submit to the opponent's will so as to strengthen your weaknesses and get rid of defects in your game.
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I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defense, should one think of killing any animal.
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Closeness means you get hurt; closeness means letting down your defences and letting people see the tender skin under the carapace.
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Sometimes the gifts of God aren't wrapped as we expect.
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They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.
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Salt is added to dried rose petals with the perfume and spices, when we store them away in covered jars, the summers of our past.
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Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing! but I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.
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As the popularity of science-fiction increases, so inevitably does the volume of clownish imprecation against it.
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Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing mathematics - at least not as mathematics is typically presented in our school system. School math typically focuses on learning procedures to solve highly stereotyped problems. Professional mathematicians think a certain way to solve real problems, problems that can arise from the everyday world, or from science, or from within mathematics itself. The key to success in school math is to learn to think inside-the-box. In contrast, a key feature of mathematical thinking is thinking outside-the-box - a valuable ability in today's world.
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With or without the Royals, we are not Americans. Nor are we British. Or French. Or Void. We are something else. And the sooner we define this, the better.
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For, in truth, there is no sure way of holding other than by destroying...
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Perverseness is your whole defence.
