Quotes by H L Mencken

Life is a dead-end street.

#H L Mencken

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.

#H L Mencken

Let's not burn the universities yet. After all, the damage they do might be worse.

#H L Mencken

Judge: a law student who marks his own examination-papers.

#H L Mencken

It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach,...

#H L Mencken

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of...

#H L Mencken

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

#H L Mencken

It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man.

#H L Mencken

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined...

#H L Mencken

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what sting is justice.

#H L Mencken

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

#H L Mencken

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for;...

#Being Thankful