H. L. Mencken Quotes

Search more than 36,000 Quotes by over 6,000 Authors.

FEATURED

AUTHORS

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Famous American poet, essayist and philosopher.

View Quotes >>

Marilyn Monroe

Famous American actress, model and singer.

View Quotes >>

Albert Einstein

German-born mathematician and theoretical physicist.

If you like this page, please
share it with your friends!

H. L. Mencken Quotes

Showing: 111 - 120 H. L. Mencken Quotes of 127

For every problem there is one solution which is simple, neat and wrong.

H. L. Mencken

The Christian always swears a bloody oath that he will never do it again. The civilized man simply resolves to be a bit more careful next time.

H. L. Mencken

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children are smart.

H. L. Mencken

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

H. L. Mencken

No matter how much a woman loved a man, it would still give her a glow to see him commit suicide for her.

H. L. Mencken

When a husband's story is believed, he begins to suspect his wife.

H. L. Mencken

How little it takes to make life unbearable ... a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach in the spaghetti, a woman's laugh.

H. L. Mencken

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a good many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

H. L. Mencken

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

H. L. Mencken

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.

H. L. Mencken

Browse Page(s):

Friendship Quote

Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

- Muhammad Ali

Marriage Quote

Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.

- Marilyn Monroe

Life Quote

Count your age by friends, not years Count your life by smiles, not tears.

- John Lennon

Motivational Quote

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

- William James

Inspirational Quote

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.

- John Lennon

Home Page About Project Link to Us Tell a Friend Contact Us Privacy Policy Copyright Statement

All quotations on this website are the property and copyright of their respective authors. All quotations are provided for educational and informational purposes only.