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Quote by Jonathan Swift
Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet pe

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. – 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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No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience. – Jonathan Swift

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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day. – V. S. Naipaul

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Intensity like signal strength will generally fall off with distance from the source, although it also depends on the local conditions and the pathway from the source to the point. – Charles Francis Richter

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Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness. – Billy Corgan

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Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy. – Beyonce Knowles

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