Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.

Quote by H L Mencken

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Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be...

Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be...

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and...

There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and...

It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man.

It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man.

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to...

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to...

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know...

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know...

We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.

We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I...

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I...

A bad man is the sort who weeps every time he speaks of a good...

A bad man is the sort who weeps every time he speaks of a good...

Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque...

Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque...

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that...

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that...

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough...

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough...

The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.

The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.

Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably...

A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably...

A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.

A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.

Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run.