What did H. L. Mencken mean by: There is only one justification for having sinned, and that is to be glad of it. - H. L. Mencken Copy
The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Dogma, Finals, 0 - H. L. Mencken
Every failure teaches a man something, to wit, that he will probably fail again. Explain Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024February 9, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Failure, Learn, 0 - H. L. Mencken
Whenever “A” attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon “B,” “A” is most likely a scoundrel. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Government, War, 0 - H. L. Mencken
Life without sex might be safer but it would be unbearably dull Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Dull, Sex, 0 - H. L. Mencken
It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Doubt, Minorities, 0 - H. L. Mencken
On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Funny, Hilarious, Women, 0 - H. L. Mencken
Women have a hard enough time in this world: telling them the truth would be too cruel. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Enough Time, Women, 0 - H. L. Mencken
All I ask is equal freedom. When it is denied, as it always is, I take it anyhow. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, H. L. Mencken, Denied, Equal, Equality, 0 - H. L. Mencken
I’m not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I believe that while art is always beyond morality, it is never above it. Explain - Jennifer Stone Actress · USA
Religion is the everlasting dialogue between humanity and God. Art is its soliloquy. - Franz Werfel Novelist · Austria
Those people who treat politics and morality separately will never understand either of them. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Christ preaches only servitude and dependence… True Christians are made to be slaves. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
When reason and instinct are reconciled, there will be no higher appeal. - Jean-Philippe Rameau Composer · France
Once liberty has exploded in the soul of a man, the gods can do nothing against that man. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
