Entry 67

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
H.L. Mencken


A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
H.L. Mencken


It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.
H.L. Mencken


The cosmos is a gigantic flywheel making 10,000 revolutions per minute. Man is a sick fly taking a dizzy ride on it.
H.L. Mencken