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Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#beautiful #machine #man #very #works

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#about #basic #bore #endless #existence

The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#complex #else #emotion #everything #fear

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

— H. L. Mencken

#age #brings #distrust #doctrine #familiar

A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#been #brag #church #gentlemen #get

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#democracy #form #jackals #worship

The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#cynics #fanatics #government #humane #limit

I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#common sense #hate #hates #i #likes

Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#arms #children #conversation #get #love

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#always #assume #before #fool #man