The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the fo…

Jonathan Swift
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The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.
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When men grow virtuous in their old age, they only make a sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings. ✨ Jonathan Swift, Thomas Sheridan (1813). The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift..., p.365
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The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.

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