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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter.
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Variant translation: The fly that does not want to be swatted is safest if it sits on the fly-swat.

 
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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