To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia--to mistake an ordinary young man for a Greek god or an ordinary young woman for a goddess.

Quote by Henry Louis Mencken

Topics: Love Quotes

On one issue, at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.

On one issue, at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.

Jury: A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health,...

Jury: A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health,...

Men always try to make virtues of their weaknesses. Fear of death and fear of...

Men always try to make virtues of their weaknesses. Fear of death and fear of...

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,...

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends

A fool who, after plain warning, persists in dosing himself with dangerous drugs should be...

A fool who, after plain warning, persists in dosing himself with dangerous drugs should be...

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

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

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

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...

The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply...

The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply...

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.

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

The surest way to get on in politics in America is to play the leading...

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Morality: The theory that every human act must either be right or wrong, and that...

Morality: The theory that every human act must either be right or wrong, and that...

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...

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 first duty of a government is to give education to the people.

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work. What coal...

The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work. What coal...