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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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When I die I shall be content to vanish into nothingness…. No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever…. I do not believe in immortality, and have no desire for it. – H.L. Mencken

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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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No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not. – H.L. Mencken

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Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible. – Frank Moore Colby

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Labor Day is a holiday honoring those who work for a living. Laborious Day is a lesser known holiday honoring those who cannot stop talking about their work. – Lemony Snicket

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Bore: A man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company. – Gian Vincenzo Gravina

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