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G C Lichtenberg: The fly that...

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The fly that does not want to be swatted is safest if it sits on the fly-swatter.

Source: Aphorisms, Notebook J, aph. 70 (tr. by R. J. Hollingdale, 1990), written 1765-99.
-- G C Lichtenberg, (Jul 1 1742-1799), German physicist, writer; He is best known for his satirical wit ridiculing metaphysical and romantic excesses.


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