The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Failure Quotes, Religion Quotes, Theory Quotes

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes...

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes...

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another

Government is actually the worst failure of civilized man. There has never been a really...

Government is actually the worst failure of civilized man. There has never been a really...

Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that...

Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that...

The average newspaper, especially of the better sort, has the intelligence of a hillbilly evangelist,...

The average newspaper, especially of the better sort, has the intelligence of a hillbilly evangelist,...

A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he...

A man of active and resilient mind outwears his friendships just as certainly as he...

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true....

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true....

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.

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.

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first...

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are...

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

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

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.

All talk of winning the people by appealing to their intelligence, of conquering them by...

All talk of winning the people by appealing to their intelligence, of conquering them by...

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;...

Men become civilized not in proportion to their willingness to believe but in proportion to...

Men become civilized not in proportion to their willingness to believe but in proportion 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...

Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly

Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly

Men have hitherto treated women like birds which have strayed down to them from the...

Men have hitherto treated women like birds which have strayed down to them from the...