A Quote by H. L. Mencken
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin or when he sees silver he looks for the cloud it lines. A wise happy person does the exact opposite.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.
A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their caparisons of title, wealth, and place, he considers but as harness.
When you look at a beautiful view from a window, the beautiful view also looks at you from the same window! But the window looks at both you and the view! Wise man is the window itself; he looks at everywhere!
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If every senator looks into the mirror and sees a future president, then every president looks into that same mirror and sees himself on Mount Rushmore.
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