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Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.

Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.

H. L. Mencken
Wise, Work, Advice
H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.616, Vintage

Wherever I sit is the head of the table.

H. L. Mencken
Work, Tables

Don't tell me what delusion he entertains regarding God, or what mountebank he follows in politics, or what he springs from, or what he submits to from his wife. Simply tell me how he makes his living. It is the safest and surest of all known tests. A man who gets his board and lodging on this ball in an ignominious way is inevitably an ignominious man.

H. L. Mencken
Spring, Work, Character
H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.20, Vintage

Why do men delight in work? Fundamentally, I suppose, because there is a sense of relief and pleasure in getting something done - a kind of satisfaction not unlike that which a hen enjoys on laying an egg.

H. L. Mencken
Work, Men, Eggs
H.L. Mencken (2013). “Minority Report”, p.33, Knopf

The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself.

H. L. Mencken
Work, Stress, Men
H.L. Mencken (2013). “Minority Report”, p.250, Knopf

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

H. L. Mencken
Work, Temptation, Body

No one hates his job so heartily as a farmer.

H. L. Mencken
Jobs, Hate, Work

Is it hot in the rolling mill? Are the hours long? Is $15 a day not enough? Then escape is easy. Simply throw up your job, spit on your hands, and write another "Rosenkavailer."

H. L. Mencken
Jobs, Work, Writing

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