Jonathan Swift on How to Spot Genius
“When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.” -Jonathan Swift (born on this day in 1667)
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“When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.”
-Jonathan Swift (born on this day in 1667)
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