For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.

Quote by H L Mencken

Topics: Friends Quotes

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe...

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe...

I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because...

I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because...

Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.

Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a...

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a...

There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But...

There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But...

No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the...

No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the...

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from...

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from...

When women kiss it always reminds one of prize-fighters shaking hands.

When women kiss it always reminds one of prize-fighters shaking hands.

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is...

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is...

Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born...

Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born...

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Life is a dead-end street.

Life is a dead-end street.

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

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

One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of...

One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of...