One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring.

Quote by H L Mencken

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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the...

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the...

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...

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

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

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool....

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool....

Love is the delusion that one man or woman differs from another.

Love is the delusion that one man or woman differs from another.

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...

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that...

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that...

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it...

The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it...

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body.

What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.

What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.

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

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

Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms...

Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms...

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

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

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

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

Only than the villains of the Hierarchy will turn their face to the man hooked...

Only than the villains of the Hierarchy will turn their face to the man hooked...

Love that is not madness is not love.

Love that is not madness is not love.

I can resist everything except temptation.

I can resist everything except temptation.