The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

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...

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.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Jury: A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health,...

Jury: A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health,...

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 most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think...

The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think...

How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach...

How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach...

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.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its...

I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its...

Suicide is belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives

Suicide is belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very...

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very...

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

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

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

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

Morality is nothing but a struggle for safety

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...

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...

They'll hate you if you're pretty. They'll hate you if you're not. They'll hate you...

They'll hate you if you're pretty. They'll hate you if you're not. They'll hate you...

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.