School days are the unhappiest in the whole span if human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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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,...

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body

A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he...

A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

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

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...

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...

Living with a dog is messy - like living with an idealist

Living with a dog is messy - like living with an idealist

Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?

Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?

Jealousy: The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste

Jealousy: The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for;...

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for;...

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

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

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

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...

The kind of man who wants government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always...

The kind of man who wants government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always...

The central difficulty lies in the fact that all of the sciences have made such...

The central difficulty lies in the fact that all of the sciences have made such...

Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it

Remorse is regret that one waited so long to do it

Remorse is the pain of sin

Remorse is the pain of sin

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence