Human life is basically a comedy. Even its tragedies often seem comic to the spectator, and not infrequently they actually seem to have comic touches to the victim. Happiness probably consists largely in the capacity to detect and relish them.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Happiness Quotes, Perseverance Quotes

The practical politician, as every connoisseur of ochlocracy knows, is not a man who seeks...

The practical politician, as every connoisseur of ochlocracy knows, is not a man who seeks...

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.

To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia -...

To be in love is merely to be in a perpetual state of anesthesia -...

Government under democracy is thus government by orgy, almost by orgasm.

Government under democracy is thus government by orgy, almost by orgasm.

Jealousy: The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste

Jealousy: The theory that some other fellow has just as little taste

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very...

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very...

A man loses his sense of direction after four drinks; a woman loses hers after...

A man loses his sense of direction after four drinks; a woman loses hers after...

If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier - and...

If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier - and...

The allurement that women hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras...

The allurement that women hold out to men is precisely the allurement that Cape Hatteras...

Every man is thoroughly happy twice in his life: just after he has met his...

Every man is thoroughly happy twice in his life: just after he has met his...

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were...

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were...

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable...

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable...

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

I've made it a rule never to drink by daylight and never to refuse a...

I've made it a rule never to drink by daylight and never to refuse a...

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being.

God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being.

The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable.

The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...