Quote by Jonathan Swift
He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out

He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put into vials hermetically sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw, inclement summers. – Jonathan Swift

Other quotes by Jonathan Swift

Time is painted with a lock before, and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for, when it is once past, there is no recalling it. – Jonathan Swift

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Carpe Diem
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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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Age
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The rain cools the air, calms the soul and replenishes life. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain. – Mark Twain

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Weather
[T]he cold warms me—after a different fashion from that of the kitchen stove. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866

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The sound of the rain needs no translation. – Alan Watts

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History does not unfold: it piles up. – Robert M. Adams, Bad Mouth

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Having spent the better part of my life trying either to relive the past or experience the future before it arrives, I have come to believe that in between these two extremes is peace. – Author Unknown

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You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us. – C. D. Andrews

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If you are worried about job security and do not have an adequate emergency fund (ideally eight months worth of living expenses stashed away in a federally insured bank or credit union), you need to focus more on saving money than paying down the balance on your credit cards. – Suze Orman

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