Writer H.L. Mencken

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

* A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.

* All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.

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

* Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.