The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear - fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Fear Quotes

There are two kinds of books: those that no one reads and those that no...

There are two kinds of books: those that no one reads and those that no...

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to...

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to...

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a...

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a...

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...

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Suicide is belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives

Suicide is belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.

The only kind of freedom that the mob can imagine is freedom to annoy and...

The only kind of freedom that the mob can imagine is freedom to annoy and...

When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of...

When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of...

And out of each (schoolhouse) is vomited the standard product of the New Pedagogy -...

And out of each (schoolhouse) is vomited the standard product of the New Pedagogy -...

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...

The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way...

The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way...

Evangelical Christianity, as everyone knows, is founded upon hate, as the Christianity of Christ was...

Evangelical Christianity, as everyone knows, is founded upon hate, as the Christianity of Christ was...

Intelligence has been commoner among American Presidents than high character.

Intelligence has been commoner among American Presidents than high character.

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...

They have taken the care and upbringing of children out of the hands of parents,...

They have taken the care and upbringing of children out of the hands of parents,...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he...

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

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

Every great wave of popular passion that rolls up on the prairies is dashed to...

Every great wave of popular passion that rolls up on the prairies is dashed to...