Quote#World
Instead of dirt and poison we have rather chosen to fill our hives…
Quote byJonathan Swift · 1667–1745
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Battle of the Books, preface (1704).
English (original)
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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