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Jonathan Swift

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.

Jonathan Swift

Age

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Jonathan Swift is saying that no matter how good someone is at living their life, they always learn new things as they grow older and go through different experiences. This means that gaining wisdom is a continuous process shaped by time and what happens to us.

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