Tag: H. L. Mencken
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War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands.
H. L. Mencken
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Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.
H. L. Mencken
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Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn’t they’d be married too.
H. L. Mencken
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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
H. L. Mencken
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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
H. L. Mencken
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Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
H. L. Mencken
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Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on.
H. L. Mencken
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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
H. L. Mencken
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When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands.
H. L. Mencken
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A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn’t care to drink with, even if he drank.
H. L. Mencken