The latter part of a wise man’s life is taken up in curing the follies, prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former. - Jonathan Swift

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The latter part of a wise man’s life is taken up in curing the follies, prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former.

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About Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer and satirist. Acclaimed as one of the finest prose satirists in the English language, he was also well known for his poetry and essays.

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Pen Names: Isaac Bickerstaff Lemuel Gulliver M. B. Drapier Simon Wagstaff
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