Jonathan Swift's Quote - Pretense is the overrating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to.

Quote by Jonathan Swift

Pretense is the overrating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to.

Pretense is the overrating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to. – Jonathan Swift

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When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him. – Jonathan Swift

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I wont quarrel with my bread and butter. – Jonathan Swift

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I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand. – Jonathan Swift

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Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable. – Hosea Ballou

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An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft. – Walter Bagehot

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Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. – Author Unknown

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Man is inclined to exaggerate almost everything — except his own mistakes. – Author Unknown

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