Maxioms by Henry Louis Mencken
You can't kiss an oil well.
You can't kiss an oil well.
A man always blames the woman who fools him. In the same way he blames the door he walks into read more
A man always blames the woman who fools him. In the same way he blames the door he walks into in the dark.
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
I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in read more
I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It is alive from snout to tail.
Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents
Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents
