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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 never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render them popular, but some degree of persecution. – Jonathan Swift

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Complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives and the sincerest part of our devotion. – Jonathan Swift

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Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. – Stanislaw Lec

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Im at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, Ive just had a mirror put over my kitchen table. – Rodney Dangerfield

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There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age. – Bill Bryson

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Never lose sight of the fact that old age needs so little but needs that little so much. – Margaret Willour

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