He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. — Quoted

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“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.”

Jonathan Swift · Food

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Jonathan Swift

Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder.

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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.

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Words are but wind and learning is nothing but words ergo, learning is nothing but wind.

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Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.

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