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Jonathan Swift Quotes

Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.
Jonathan Swift

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
November 30, 1667
Date of Death:
October 19, 1745
Nationality:
Irish
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