"The basic fact about human existence is..." - Quote by H L Mencken

“The common notion that free speech prevails in the United States always makes me laugh.”

“A wealthy man is one who earns $100 a year more than his wife's sister's husband.”

“Watching two women kiss is like watching two prizefighters shake hands.”

“Education must enable a man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate goals of his life.”

“It is long ere we discover how rich we are. Our history, we are sure, is quite tame: we have nothing to write, nothing to infer. But our wiser years still run back to the despised recollections of childhood. . . .”

“Life is a luminous pause between two mysteries that are yet one.”

“If you're watching a parade, don't follow it. It never changes. If the parade is boring, run in the opposite direction. You will fast-forward the parade.”

“The head cannot take in more than the seat can endure.”

“It is difficult to keep quiet if you have nothing to do”