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If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier and also a good deal more foolish. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#believed #deal #foolish #good #good deal

It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#believe #descended #hard #man

Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#average #believe #descended #even #harder

No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#any #believe #believes #ever #idea

Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#charms #convince #done #enough #must

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#chief #contribution #god #human #human thought

Pleasures flit by - they are only for yourself; work leaves a mark of long-lasting joy, work is for others. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

#leaves #long-lasting #mark #only #others

Elements which are similar as regards their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value (eg. Pt, Ir, Os) or which increase regularly (eg. K, Ru, Cs). ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

#chemical #either #elements #increase #nearly

I want you to have this feeling too - it is my moral responsibility to help you achieve this inner freedom. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

#feeling #freedom #help #i #i want you

No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

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