Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents
Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents
Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
Science, at bottom, is really anti-intellectual. It always distrusts pure reason, and demands the production of objective fact.
Science, at bottom, is really anti-intellectual. It always distrusts pure reason, and demands the production of objective fact.
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.
