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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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The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself. – 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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Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier. – H.L. Mencken

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To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice. – Khalil Gibran

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I put all my genius into my life I put only my talent into my works. – Oscar Wilde

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Mans real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so. – Edgar Allan Poe

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Enjoy life. Theres plenty of time to be dead. – Anon.

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I think that clearly it has an influence, to be coming of age during the punk rock era, to come from a difficult and sporadically violent background, to have been in and out of such chaos, I think it actually helps. But I dont know for sure. – Craig Ferguson

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Victory belongs to the most persevering. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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