理想主義者とはバラがキャベツより香りのいいことに気づくとすぐ、スープもバラの方がおいしいと結論づける人のことだ。 - Ｈ・Ｌ・メンケン (1880 - 1956)
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An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. - Henry Louis [H. L.] Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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