"A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation." ~H.L. Mencken on Literature
"A man always blames the woman who fooled him. In the same way he blames the door he walks into in the dark." ~Henry Louis Mencken
"An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." ~Henry L. Mencken
"As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissistic moron.” ~H.L. Mencken, Written in 26 July
1920.
"Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too." ~H. L. Mencken
"Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends." ~H. L. Mencken
"Evangelical Christianity, as everyone knows, is founded upon hate, as the Christianity of Christ was founded upon love." ~Henry Louis Mencken
"I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk." ~H. L. Mencken
"In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one." ~H. L. Mencken
"It is hard to believe a man is telling you the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his place." ~H. L. Mencken
"Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas." ~H. L. Mencken
"Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence." ~H. L. Mencken
"Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon." ~H. L. Mencken
"On one issue, at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women" ~Henry Louis Mencken
“The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.” ~H L Mencken
"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom." ~H L Mencken
“There is something even more valuable to civilization than wisdom, and that is character” ~Henry Louis Mencken
on Civilization
"We are here and now. Further than that, all knowledge is moonshine." ~H.L. Mencken
"You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth." ~Henry Louis Mencken
“You come into the world with nothing, and the purpose of your life is to make something out of nothing” ~Henry Louis Mencken
BIO
H.L. Mencken (born 1880 - died 1956) was a journalist, satirist, critic and registered Democrat.
Mencken wrote the (editorial for the Baltimore Evening Sun, which appeared in the July 26,1920 edition.) So it was written, and so it has come to pass…
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