Stroke Spark Ignition

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    The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
    Ecclesiasticus Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus, 28:17-8.

    The applause and the favour of our fellow-men
    Fan even a spark of genius to a flame.
    Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)