Quote by H.L. Mencken
It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His ow

It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy as an actual sin. – H.L. Mencken

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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

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Gratitude
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Taxation, for example, is eternally lively; it concerns nine-tenths of us more directly than either smallpox or golf, and has just as much drama in it; moreover, it has been mellowed and made gay by as many gaudy, preposterous theories. – H.L. Mencken

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I just think Texas and that whole Bible Belt section is so, like, corporate. And I dont agree with organized religion in that respect. – Hunter Parrish

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I like the silence of a church, before the service begins better than any preaching. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It wont be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current. – Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. – Voltaire

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But if you dont watch me, I will try and sneak in some humor. I see humor everywhere in life around me. – Marion Ross

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I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. Wed meet, theyd come and seek me out, wed talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine. – Wole Soyinka

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