Nothing is more patent, indeed, than the fact that charity merely converts the unfit - who, in the course of nature, would soon die out and so cease to encumber the earth - into parasites - who live on indefinitely,…

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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Love: The delusion that one woman differs from another

Love: The delusion that one woman differs from another

It seems to me that a great university ought to have room in it for...

It seems to me that a great university ought to have room in it for...

The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way...

The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way...

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 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...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

Adultery is the application of democracy to love

Adultery is the application of democracy to love

The formula of the argument is simple and familiar: to dispose of a problem all...

The formula of the argument is simple and familiar: to dispose of a problem all...

It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the...

It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the...

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...

Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that...

Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.

Change is not progress

Change is not progress

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...

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

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

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

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

I never feel age ... If you have creative work, you don't have age or...

I never feel age ... If you have creative work, you don't have age or...