A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as ce…

H. L. Mencken
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A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he outwears his love affairs, his politics and his epistemology. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.16, Vintage
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