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Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better read more

Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup

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Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of read more

Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of the world

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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, read more

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.

by Henry Louis Mencken Found in: Theory Quotes,
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I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in read more

I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It is alive from snout to tail.

by Henry Louis Mencken Found in: Chicago Quotes,
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The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all

The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all

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