H. L. Mencken
“It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.”
“It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.”
“Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.”
“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.”
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”
“The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.”
“There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.”
“Home is the nicest word there is.”
“Syllables govern the world.”
“It takes a planet to explore the universe.”
“I have an existential map. It has ‘You are here’ written all over it.”