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“ ”Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.
About H.L. Mencken
Henry Louis Mencken (12 September 1880 – 29 January 1956), known as H. L. Mencken, was a twentieth-century journalist, satirist, social critic, cynic, and freethinker, known as the "Sage of Baltimore" and the "American Nietzsche". He is often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century.
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Additional quotes by H.L. Mencken
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it sits nevertheless, calmly licking its chops
Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.