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Quote by H.L. Mencken
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy,

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. – H.L. Mencken

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Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. – H.L. Mencken

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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. – H.L. Mencken

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The quality, not the longevity, of ones life is what is important. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Always fall in with what youre asked to accept. Take what is given, and make it over your way. My aim in life has always been to hold my own with whatevers going. Not against: with. – Robert Frost

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