H. L. Mencken Quotes
What makes philosophy so tedious is not the profundity of philosophers, but their lack of art; they are like physicians who soughtto cure a slight hyperacidity by prescribing a carload of burned oyster-shells.
H. L. Mencken
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I have no political aspirations. That's it.
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
Patrick Marber
The love of praise, howe'er concealed by art,Reigns more or less, and glows in ev'ry heart.
Edward Young
The agricultural population, says Cato, produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers, and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs…. A bad bargain is always a ground for repentance.
Pliny the Elder
What makes philosophy so tedious is not the profundity of philosophers, but their lack of art; they are like physicians who soughtto cure a slight hyperacidity by prescribing a carload of burned oyster-shells.
H. L. Mencken