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Swans Quotes by Epictetus
- Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.
- What else can I do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to God? If I were a nightingale, I would do the nightingale's part;…
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- We're having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we're having a swan. You get more stuffing — George Carlin