“The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.” Continue reading
Tag Archives: H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken on Money
H. L. Mencken on Age & Wisdom
“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.” Continue reading
H. L. Mencken on Politics
“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.” Continue reading
H. L. Mencken Cynical Quote
“The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.” Continue reading
H. L. Mencken on Humanity
“The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.” Continue reading
H. L. Mencken on Celebrities
“A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn’t know.” Continue reading
H. L. Mencken on Imagination
“Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.” Continue reading
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