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Quote by Jonathan Swift
Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls.

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age. – Jonathan Swift

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Where there are large powers with little ambition… nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. – Jonathan Swift

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I dont know why people are so obsessed with age anyway. I mean, 90 is the new 70 70 is the new 50 and 50 is the new 40 so the whole act-your-age thing? Only up to a point. – Joan Collins

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My view is pensioners dont have the one option that people of working age have. They cant really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work. – Iain Duncan Smith

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I do wish I could tell you my age but its impossible. It keeps changing all the time. – Greer Garson

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I dont look my age, I dont feel my age and I dont act my age. To me age is just a number. – Joan Collins

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