Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, t…

H. L. Mencken
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Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, to making one another unhappy. It is an art like any other. Its virtuosi are called altruists. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.617, Vintage
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Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, to making one another unhappy. It is an art like any other. Its virtuosi are called altruists. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.617, Vintage

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