Jonathan Swift

"Praise is the reflection of virtue, but it is often something more than that; it is the investment of virtue."

"All distances are only the sum of small steps."

"The moment a man ceases to improve, he ceases to be good."

"There are few people in this world whose wants are equal to their abilities."

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."

"A man should never be ashamed of not knowing, but never of asking."

"Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking."

"The best physician is the one you run to and can't find."

"Liberty is worth the cost of life only to a man of character and spirit."

"In criticism, I will be bold."

"It costs a lot to build bad products."

"Vision without execution is a daydream; execution without vision is a nightmare."

"Gratitude is not natural for man; it must be cultivated."

"A man may be so much of a cynic as to think the worst of others, but few are such philosophers as to think the best of themselves."

"The fewer men a prince employs, the wiser his government."

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."

"We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst."

"The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had."

"Party hatred by degrees works itself into a kind of religion."

"Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor."

"A man will never be superior to his ambitions and his dreams."

"Education forms the common mind."

"Death is a debt we all must pay."

"The most significant breakthroughs often come from pursuing the road not recommended."

"Solitude is often the best medicine for a troubled mind."