Henry Louis Mencken

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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.

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it

Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it