H. L. Mencken Quotes
There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.
H. L. Mencken
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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Adam McKay
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Yael Naim
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Patrick Macnee
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Oscar Wilde
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Ignazio Silone
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Robin LaFevers
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Felix Dennis
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Alan Tudyk
There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.
H. L. Mencken