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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave Tis an old maxim in the schools That flattery's the food of fools - Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit. - Quote by Jonathan Swift

Tis an old maxim in the schools That flattery’s the food of fools – Yet now and then your men of wit Will condescend to take a bit.

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