The objection to Puritans is not that they try to make us think as they do, but that they try to make us do as they think.
H.L. Mencken
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A large part of altruism, even when it is perfectly honest, is grounded upon the fact that it is uncomfortable to have unhappy people about one.
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The best years are the forties; after 50 a man begins to deteriorate, but in his forties he is at the maximum of his villainy.
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