What did H. L. Mencken mean by: The best teacher of children, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike. H. L. Mencken Copy
God must love the rich or he wouldn’t divide so much among so few of them. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Inequality, Religion, Wealth, 0 H. L. Mencken
In any combat between a rogue and a fool the sympathy of mankind is always with the rogue. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Morality, Perception, Sympathy, 0 H. L. Mencken
Lawyer: one who protects us against robbery by taking away the temptation. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Protection, Robbery, Temptation, 0 H. L. Mencken
I know of no existing nation that deserves to live, and I know of very few individuals. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Criticism, Cynicism, Pessimism, 0 H. L. Mencken
The great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily respectable. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Artistry, Nonconformity, Respectability, 0 H. L. Mencken
The State doesn’t just want you to obey, it wants to make you WANT to obey. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Control, Manipulation, Obedience, 0 H. L. Mencken
Life without sex might be safer but it would be unbearably dull Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Dullness, Safety, Sexuality, 0 H. L. Mencken
Never let your inferiors do you a favor – it will be extremely costly. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Cost, Power, Superiority, 0 H. L. Mencken
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I just love the world around me and wanted my audience to love and appreciate it too. Jean Craighead George
There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself. Jean Craighead George
The act of painting is about one heart telling another heart where he found salvation. Francisco Goya Painter · Spain
