The fact that I have no remedy for all the sorrows of the world is no …

H. L. Mencken
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The fact that I have no remedy for all the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong probability that yours is a fake. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2013). Minority Report, p.80, Knopf
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