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...

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it...

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it...

The kind of man who wants government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always...

The kind of man who wants government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always...

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...

How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach...

How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach...

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

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

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body

Temptation is an irresistible force at work on a movable body

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very...

The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very...

It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person to reconcile himself to the...

It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person to reconcile himself to the...

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

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 chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

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...

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

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...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither...

And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither...