"Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood."

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H. L. Mencken

#Men Quotes #Race Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Under the magnetism of friendship the modest man becomes bold; the shy, confident; the lazy, active; and the impetuous, prudent and peaceful.”
“The coat of the buffalo never pinches under the arm, never puckers at the shoulders; it is always the same, yet never old fashioned nor out of date.”
“I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere.”
“Edwards recalled that he once planned to coach until he was 60 as he signed an extension to his contract. I was about 62 before I ever remembered that's what I had set up. . . . Now I'm already making plans for next year and recruiting. That's the reason for this. I just feel good right now.”
“Nearly everybody in San Francisco writes poetry. Few San Franciscans would admit this, but most of them would rather like to have their productions accidentally discovered.”

Source : Stella Benson (1922). “The Poor Man”
“I'm proud to acknowledge my debt to the 'Reverend Satchelmouth' ... He is the beginning and the end of music in America”
“A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.”
“If you cannot live alone, you were born a slave.”

Source : Fernando Pessoa, Richard Zenith (1996). “Book of Disquietude”, Carcanet Press Limited

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