Henry Louis Mencken ( 10 of 38 )
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice
Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice
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.
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if read more
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
Socialism: nothing more than the theory that the slave is always more virtuous than his master
Socialism: nothing more than the theory that the slave is always more virtuous than his master
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
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
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.
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.
No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice read more
No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes she were not.
