" Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" There is always a well-known solution to every human problem–neat, plausible, and wrong. "

H. L. Mencken, Prejudices: Second Series, 1920 US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Alimony: the ransom the happy pay to the devil. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Never let your inferiors do you a favor – it will be extremely costly. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Democracy: The worship of jackals by jackasses. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

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

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" The worshiper is the father of the gods. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

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

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true! "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Congress consists of one third, more or less, scoundrels; two thirds, more or less, idiots; and three thirds, more or less, poltroons. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants beyond everything else is safety. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Wife: a former sweetheart. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Every man is thoroughly happy twice in his life: just after he has met his first love, and just after he has left his last one. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animals. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" The first kiss is stolen by the man; the last is begged by the woman. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" Creator: a comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

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