An Idealist Is One Who, On Noticing That Roses Smell Better Than A Cabbage, Concludes That It Will Also Make Better Soup.

An Idealist Is One Who, On Noticing That Roses Smell Better Than A Cabbage, Concludes That It Will Also Make Better Soup.

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An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than
a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
-- H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)

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