Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into read more
It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.
There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character
There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character
Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian.
Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian.
Bachelors know more about women than married men do. If they didn't, they'd be married too.
Bachelors know more about women than married men do. If they didn't, they'd be married too.
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
