H.l. Mencken said this quote

“ There is reinforcement in such familiar back-formations as Chinee from Chinese, Portugee from Portuguese. ”

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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

~ H.l. Mencken

You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.

~ H.l. Mencken

The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

~ H.l. Mencken

An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.

~ H.l. Mencken