Tag: H. L. Mencken
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A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.
H. L. Mencken
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Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.
H. L. Mencken
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It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.
H. L. Mencken
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The only really happy folk are married women and single men.
H. L. Mencken
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Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.
H. L. Mencken
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We must respect the other fellow’s religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
H. L. Mencken
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Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
H. L. Mencken
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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
H. L. Mencken
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The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
H. L. Mencken
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Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.
H. L. Mencken