There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
No married man is genuinely happy if he has to drink worse whisky than he used to drink when he was single. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. H. L. Mencken Read Quote
