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Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth wisdom or wealth the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order.

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    H. L. Mencken about Life

    The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.

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