There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good.

Quote by H L Mencken

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If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please...

If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please...

Wealth - any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than...

Wealth - any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than...

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.

I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.

Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.

The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on...

The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on...

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...

A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.

A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

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

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

Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the...

Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the...

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another.

Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another.

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from...

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from...

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by...

Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by...