Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all

The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes...

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with...

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with...

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

The allurement that women hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras...

The allurement that women hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia -...

To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia -...

The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant...

The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant...

Socialism: nothing more than the theory that the slave is always more virtuous than his...

Socialism: nothing more than the theory that the slave is always more virtuous than his...

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to...

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to...

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the...

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the...

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from the risk of being done out...

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from the risk of being done out...

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

Human life is basically a comedy. Even its tragedies often seem comic to the spectator,...

Human life is basically a comedy. Even its tragedies often seem comic to the spectator,...

Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.

Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a...

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a...

I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the...

I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the...

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly...

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly...