In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. – H.L. Mencken
If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl. – H.L. Mencken
Anyhow, the hole in the doughnut is at least digestible. – H.L. Mencken
When I die I shall be content to vanish into nothingness…. No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever…. I do not believe in immortality, and have no desire for it. – H.L. Mencken
It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods. – H.L. Mencken
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. – H.L. Mencken
No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. – H.L. Mencken
I drink exactly as much as I want, and one drink more. – H.L. Mencken
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. – H.L. Mencken
The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself. – H.L. Mencken
