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Quote by H.L. Mencken
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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Bore: A man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company. – Gian Vincenzo Gravina

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