Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
You can't kiss an oil well.
You can't kiss an oil well.
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, read more
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they read more
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.
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.
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
