The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.


A Mencken Chrestomathy (1949)

H. L. Mencken Quotes

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.