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The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastl

The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. – H.L. Mencken

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In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. – 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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Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible. – Frank Moore Colby

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There is no bore we dread being left alone with so much as our own minds. – James Russell Lowell

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A bore is a fellow who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it. – Henry Ford

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