The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

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"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop."

- H. L. Mencken

Love

"Happiness is the china shop; love is the bull."

- H. L. Mencken

Love

"I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant."

- H. L. Mencken

Belief

"The best teacher of children, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike."

- H. L. Mencken

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"A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents."

- H. L. Mencken

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"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."

- Charlie Munger

Wisdom

"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."

Wisdom

"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."

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"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."

- Bridger Winegar

Wisdom

"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

- Zimbabwean Proverb

Wisdom