H L Mencken

The basic fact...

The basic fact...

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an...

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No man ever...

No man ever...

No man ever quite believes in any other man.

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Nine times out...

Nine times out...

Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to...

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It is a...

It is a...

It is a sin to believe in the evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.

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It is hard...

It is hard...

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his...

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The chief knowledge...

The chief knowledge...

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very few of them are worth...

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Temptation is a...

Temptation is a...

Temptation is a woman's weapon and a man's excuse.

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Penetrating so many...

Penetrating so many...

Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it sits nevertheless, calmly licking its...

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Life is a...

Life is a...

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of a dilemma.

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Never let inferiors...

Never let inferiors...

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

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The most valuable...

The most valuable...

The most valuable of all human possessions, next to a superior and disdainful air, is the reputation of being...

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The man of...

The man of...

The man of creative imagination pays a ghastly price for all his superiorities and immunities. ....

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The smallest atom...

The smallest atom...

The smallest atom of truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony.

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Man's objection to...

Man's objection to...

Man's objection to love is that it dies hard; woman's, that when it is dead, it stays...

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The chief value...

The chief value...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is...

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Time stays, we...

Time stays, we...

Time stays, we go.

Source: In

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The truly civilized...

The truly civilized...

The truly civilized man is always skeptical and tolerant. . . . His culture is based on 'I'm not too...

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Alimony -- the...

Alimony -- the...

Alimony -- the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.

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The first kiss...

The first kiss...

The first kiss is stolen by the man; the last is begged by the woman.

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The whole aim...

The whole aim...

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by...

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