“A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.”
More from H. L. Mencken on Humor
“Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.”
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
“A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.”
“A prohibitionist is the sort of man one wouldn't care to drink with - even if he drank.”
“Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.”
“Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing they marry later. For another thing they die earlier.”
“'Tis more blessed to give than to receive for example wedding presents.”
“Puritanism - the haunting fear that someone somewhere may be happy.”
“A Puritan is a person who lives in the fear that someone somewhere may be having a good time.”
“Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
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Sir Winston Churchill
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Mary West
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Will Rogers
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Dorothy Parker
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Henry Kissinger
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Rodney Dangerfield
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Steven Wright
6 quotes“Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.”