The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

Quote by H L Mencken

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Every man is his own hell.

Every man is his own hell.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were...

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were...

Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the...

Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the...

For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together....

For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together....

Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.

Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.

Judge: a law student who marks his own examination-papers.

Judge: a law student who marks his own examination-papers.

The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very...

The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very...

The cynics are right nine times out of ten.

The cynics are right nine times out of ten.

Time stays, we go.

Time stays, we go.

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

Alimony - the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.

Alimony - the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.

Life is a dead-end street.

Life is a dead-end street.

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...

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.

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend...

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend...

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool....

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool....

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what sting is justice.

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what sting is justice.

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.