"The liberation of the human mind has..." - Quote by H L Mencken
The liberation of the human mind has never been furthered by dunderheads.
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“The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science that smiles in your face while it picks your pocket.”
“Two simple principles lie at the bottom of the whole matter, and they may be precipitated into two rules. The first is that, when there is a choice, the milder drink is always the better-not merely the safer but the better. The second is that no really enlightened drinker ever takes a drink at a time when he has any work to do. There is, of course, more to it than this; but these are sufficient for the beginner, and even the virtuoso never outgrows them.”
“After all, why be good? How many will actually believe it of us?”
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“One day we will learn that the heart can never be totally right if the head is totally wrong. Only through the bringing together of head and heart-intelligence and goodness-shall man rise to a fulfillment of his true nature.”
“There are two things I don't care how smart you are, you will never understand. One is an alienist's testimony, and the other is a railroad timetable.”
“Just as the sun is infinitely brighter than a candle flame, there is infinitely more intelligence in Being than in your mind”
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“It is discouraging to try to penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.”
“In the glare of your mind, be modest. And beholden to what is tactile, and thrilling.”
“Instead of always asking yourself how to clear up your mental fog, learn to ask: "Can confusion know anything about clarity?"”