Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
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.
You can't kiss an oil well.
You can't kiss an oil well.
The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics read more
The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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
Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better read more
Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup
