Jonathan Swift Quotes
So, naturalists observe, a flea; Hath smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller fleas to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum.
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Those of you who have fallen prey to any kind of addiction, there is hope because God loves all of His children.
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The hunt is on and brother you're the prey.
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Being a celebrity doesn't even seem to keep the fleas off our dogs — and if being a celebrity won't give me an advantage over a couple of fleas, then I guess there can't be much in being a celebrity after all.
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Money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace & conspire against it in times of adversity.
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Sending armies to McClellan is like shoveling fleas across a barnyard, not half of them get there.
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Towards gnats and fleas we should show no pity. We would do right to hang petty thieves, petty calumniators, and slanderers.
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Pity is the most pleasant feeling in those who have not much pride and have no prospect of great conquests; for them the easy prey - and that is what all who suffer are - is enchanting.
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There are the terrible ones who carry about in themselves the beast of prey, and have no choice except lusts or self-laceration. And even their lusts are self-laceration.
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Ethically they had arrived at the conclusion that man's supremacy over lower animals meant not that the former should prey upon the latter, but that the higher should protect the lower, and that there should be mutual aid between the two as between man and man. They had also brought out the truth that man eats not for enjoyment but to live.
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The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
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But was there ever dog that praised his fleas?
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We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us.
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The difference between hunting and fishing is that hunters seek their prey while fishermen try to become prey; they do their best to make their lures look attractive and vulnerable so that fish will attack them.
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I went to the flea market in the morning and charged tourists money to take pictures of me. I looked pretty wild, with hair down to my waist, Indian robes, a floor-length fur coat. There must be lots of photos of me out there.
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Turning as it looked for prey. Though the bird’s shadow whipped over her face.
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I think the biggest misconception about me probably is ... I don't prey on the weak. I ain't a bully, but I ain't no saint, either.
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Strange are the ways of history, where no single thing abides, but all things flow into each other, fragment to fragment clinging.
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I'm an indestructible master of war.
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In the forties, to get a girl you had to be a GI or a jock. In the fifties, to get a girl you had to be Jewish. In the sixties, to get a girl you had to be black. In the seventies, to get a girl you've got to be a girl.
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It is beneath human dignity to lose one's individuality and become a mere cog in the machine.
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The icy precepts of respect.
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I'm a recovering lawyer. The practice of law has changed. Every agreement is a fight.
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So, naturalists observe, a flea; Hath smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller fleas to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum.
