Men have a much better time of it than women; for one thing they marry later; for another thing they die earlier.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Bachelors Quotes, Women Quotes

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.

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 -...

During many a single week, I daresay, more money is spent in New York upon...

During many a single week, I daresay, more money is spent in New York upon...

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from the risk of being done out...

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from the risk of being done out...

Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop

Love is like war; easy to begin but very hard to stop

Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their...

Sunday School: A prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their...

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would...

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would...

There are two kinds of music; German music and bad music.

There are two kinds of music; German music and bad music.

Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible...

Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible...

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

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

Democratic man, as I have remarked, is quite unable to think of himself as a...

Democratic man, as I have remarked, is quite unable to think of himself as a...

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

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...

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.

For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous...

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous...

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

The best time to listen to a politician is when he's on a stump on...

The best time to listen to a politician is when he's on a stump on...