A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. H. L. Mencken burglargoodhonest Change image and share on social
Wealth - any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than the income of one's wife's sister's husband. H. L. Mencken dollarhundredhusband Change image and share on social
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd be married too. H. L. Mencken bachelormanmarry Change image and share on social
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking. H. L. Mencken consciencevoicewarn Change image and share on social
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. H. L. Mencken cynictentime Change image and share on social
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. H. L. Mencken animalbearbeing Change image and share on social
Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself. H. L. Mencken caricaturecousingrotesque Change image and share on social
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. H. L. Mencken americanbreakpublic Change image and share on social
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends. H. L. Mencken conscienceendlaw Change image and share on social
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers. H. L. Mencken examinationjudgelaw Change image and share on social
