Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
If you want peace, work for justice.
If you want peace, work for justice.
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, read more
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
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
Going to school does not make a person educated, any more than going to a garage makes a person a read more
Going to school does not make a person educated, any more than going to a garage makes a person a car
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
