"My guess is that well over eighty..." - Quote by H L Mencken

“Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.”

“The best client is a scared millionaire.”

“All talk of winning the people by appealing to their intelligence, of conquering them by impeccable syllogism, is so much moonshine.”

“Your friend, your enemy, your neutral all are equal. Genuine compassion is unbiased.”

“Every Day you should reach out and touch someone”

“As human beings we each have a responsibility to care for humanity. Expressing concern for others brings inner strength and deep satisfaction. As social animals, human beings need friendship, but friendship doesn't come from wealth and power, but from showing compassion and concern for others.”

“What tender and devoted mother wouldn't be dismayed and ill with terror at her son's or daughter's stepping even one hair's breath off the beaten track. No, better let him be happy and live in comfort without originality, is what every mother thinks when she rocks the cradle. The only person among us who can fail to reach the general's rank is the original man - in other words, the man who won't be quiet.”

“Only an inventor knows how to borrow, and every man is or should be an inventor.”

“The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.”