The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

Author: H. L. Mencken

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Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.

I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense.

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.