H L Mencken

There are two...

There are two...

There are two kinds of books: those that no one reads and those that no one ought to read.

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The more a...

The more a...

The more a man dreams, the less he believes.

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A society made...

A society made...

A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be...

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No one ever...

No one ever...

No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.

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Fame is an...

Fame is an...

Fame is an embalmer trembling with stage fright.

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If I had...

If I had...

If I had my way, no man guilty of golf would be eligible to any office of trust under the United...

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Conscience is the...

Conscience is the...

Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.

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The average man...

The average man...

The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he...

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Inaction, save as...

Inaction, save as...

Inaction, save as a measure of recuperation between bursts of activity, is painful and dangerous to the healthy...

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Writing books is...

Writing books is...

Writing books is certainly a most unpleasant occupation. It is lonesome, unsanitary, and maddening. Many authors go...

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A home is...

A home is...

A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in...

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As the arteries...

As the arteries...

As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft.

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-- H L Mencken, (Sep...

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Evil: That which...

Evil: That which...

Evil: That which one believes of others. It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a...

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Giving every man...

Giving every man...

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them...

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Any man who...

Any man who...

Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.

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Man is always...

Man is always...

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head...

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Bachelors have consciences,...

Bachelors have consciences,...

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

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-- H L Mencken,...

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I believe in...

I believe in...

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon...

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How little it...

How little it...

How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach in the spaghetti, a woman's...

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Don't overestimate the...

Don't overestimate the...

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

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-- H L Mencken, (Sep...

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