Quotes by Henry Louis Mencken

An individual who forces himself to accept this or that idea, or who pretends to...

#Ideas

Immortality is the condition of a dead man who doesn't believe he is dead

#Immortality

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice

#Injustice

The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way...

#Husband, #Jealousy

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

#Juries And Judges

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were...

#Laughter

The Liberals have many tails, and chase them all

#Liberalism

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable...

#Literature

The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party...

#Military

Men are sad because they have to die so soon, women are sad because they...

#Mortality, #Women

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

#Fear, #Morality, #Punishment

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

#Newspapers