Henry Louis Mencken
United States
12 Sep 1880 // 29 Jan 1956
Journalist / Satirist /Social critic
12 Sep 1880 // 29 Jan 1956
Journalist / Satirist /Social critic
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It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man
Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what sting is justice
Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time
If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier and also a good deal more foolish
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner
I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk
I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time
I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone
Historian: an unsuccessful novelist
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays