Maxioms by H. L. Mencken
Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back
to the pleasant fact that there are read more
Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back
to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it read more
The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets pleasure out of it.
The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even read more
The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.
In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.
