Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
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
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.
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
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.
Adultery is the application of democracy to love
Adultery is the application of democracy to love
