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

Quote by H L Mencken

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A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably...

A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably...

The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.

The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.

An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes...

An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes...

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the...

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the...

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for;...

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for;...

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 cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.

I confess I enjoy democracy immensely. It is incomparably idiotic, and hence incomparably amusing.

A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.

A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.

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

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

Time stays, we go.

Time stays, we go.

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

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

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

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

Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended...

Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended...

Adultery is the application of democracy to love.

Adultery is the application of democracy to love.

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined...

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined...

Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she...

Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she...

The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.

The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.

The punishment of vertical rending was given to those who had destroyed marriages to satisfy...

The punishment of vertical rending was given to those who had destroyed marriages to satisfy...

If they do it with you they'll do it to you and if they don't...

If they do it with you they'll do it to you and if they don't...