H. L. Mencken Quotes about Wisdom

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
H. L. Mencken (2009). “Prejudices: Third Series”, p.311, Cosimo, Inc.
No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight.
H.L. Mencken “A little book in C major”, Рипол Классик
Human progress is furthered, not by conformity, but by aberration.
H.L. Mencken (2013). “Second Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.470, Vintage
H.L. Mencken (2013). “Minority Report”, p.80, Knopf