Maxioms by H. L. Mencken
No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it read more
The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets pleasure out of it.
The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in
which it is overestimated.
The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in
which it is overestimated.
The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.
The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
