It is more blessed to give than receive; for example, wedding presents

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

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter...

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter...

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

Truth would quickly cease to become stranger than fiction, once we got as used to...

Truth would quickly cease to become stranger than fiction, once we got as used to...

When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of...

When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of...

Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their...

Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their...

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration - courage, clear thinking, honesty,...

Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration - courage, clear thinking, honesty,...

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

The more a man dreams, the less he believes

The more a man dreams, the less he believes

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

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...

Time is a great legalizer, even in the field of morals

Time is a great legalizer, even in the field of morals

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn't care to drink with, even if...

A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn't care to drink with, even if...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press...

And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press...

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to...

I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to...