"Happiness is the china shop; love is..." - Quote by H L Mencken
Happiness is the china shop; love is the bull.
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“For the habitual truth-teller and truth-seeker, indeed, the whole world has very little liking. He is always unpopular.”
“The fact that a human brain of high amperage, otherwise highly efficient, may have a hole in it is surely not a secret.”
“[A formula for answering controversial letters -- without even reading the letters:] Dear Sir (or Madame): You may be right.”
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“It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”
“I’m beginning to think that you don’t find happiness from living your life looking ahead or back… that you find it when you look around.”
“Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.”
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“Look not at the face, young girl, look at the heart. The heart of a handsome young man is often deformed. There are hearts in which love does not keep. Young girl, the pine is not beautiful; it is not beautiful like the poplar, but it keeps its foliage in winter.”
“We all dream about love, want to be in love, and have been hurt by love.”
“Women's love is for their men, not for their children.”