A man always blames the woman who fools him. In the same way he blames…

H. L. Mencken
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A man always blames the woman who fools him. In the same way he blames the door he walks into in the dark. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.620, Vintage
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