I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
quoted in H L Mencken's Dictionary of Quotations (1942)
Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.
I never saw a mob rush across town to do a good deed.
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.
I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.
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