God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, thehelpless, the miserable. They find not only sanctuary in His arms, but also a kind of superiority, soothing to their macerated egos; He will set them above their betters. -H. L. Mencken

 

God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, thehelpless, the miserable. They find not only sanctuary in His arms, but also a kind of superiority, soothing to their macerated egos; He will set them above their betters.


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It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

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Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

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There comes a time when a man must spit on his hands, hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats.

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