#time

There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke. ↗

— Herman Melville

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There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future. ↗

— Herman Melville

#future #governor #laws #most #must

To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another. ↗

— Herman Melville

#called #oftentimes #one thing #thing

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#black #every #flag #hands #his

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

— H. L. Mencken

#better time #having #immorality #morality #those

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#by the time #candidates #day #each #election

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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The cynics are right nine times out of ten. ↗