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Jonathan Swift - Instead of dirt and poison we have...

Instead of dirt and poison we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light. (Jonathan Swift)

Instead of dirt and poison we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.

Jonathan Swift

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