Maxioms by H. L. Mencken
There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanism, and that is the impulse to punish the man read more
There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanism, and that is the impulse to punish the man with a superior capacity for happiness.
For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
For men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.
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.
