What did H. L. Mencken mean by: The ideal state for a philosopher, indeed, is celibacy tempered by polygamy. H. L. Mencken Copy
The liberation of the human mind has never been furthered by dunderheads. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Intelligence, Liberation, Progress, 0 H. L. Mencken
Jealousy is a keen observer, but looks for all the wrong signs. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Jealousy, Misinterpretation, Observation, 0 H. L. Mencken
No sane man objects to palpable lies about him; what he objects to is damaging facts. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Deception, Perception, Truth, 0 H. L. Mencken
No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Age, Gender, Wisdom, 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
The best teacher of children, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Connection, Empathy, Playfulness, 0 H. L. Mencken
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Creation, Doubt, Minority, 0 H. L. Mencken
To denounce moralizing out of hand is to pronounce a moral judgment. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, H. L. Mencken, Hypocrisy, Judgment, Morality, 0 H. L. Mencken
Always remember that the true meaning of Budo is that soft overcomes hard, small overcomes large. Mas Oyama Martial artist · South Korea
I’m not afraid of death. It’s the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life. Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination. Read explanation George Henry Lewes Philosopher and literary critic · England
