Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

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To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

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...

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...

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

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

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true....

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true....

Men are sad because they have to die so soon, women are sad because they...

Men are sad because they have to die so soon, women are sad because they...

Has the great art and mystery of politics no apparent utility? Does it appear to...

Has the great art and mystery of politics no apparent utility? Does it appear to...

Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable.

Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable.

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.

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...

Immortality is the condition of a dead man who doesn't believe he is dead

Immortality is the condition of a dead man who doesn't believe he is dead

A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins...

A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins...

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

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

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

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

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...

Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible...

Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible...

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,...

Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be,...

Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be,...

Judges don't age; time decorates them.

Judges don't age; time decorates them.