Quotes by H L Mencken

The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than...

#H L Mencken

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

#H L Mencken

Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.

#H L Mencken

Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be...

#H L Mencken

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a...

#H L Mencken

Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at...

#H L Mencken

When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands.

#H L Mencken

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the...

#H L Mencken

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

#H L Mencken

Wealth - any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year than...

#H L Mencken

We must be willing to pay a price for freedom.

#H L Mencken

We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.

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