What did H.L. Mencken mean by: A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground. - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA Copy
+ A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married. Feraz Zeid, October 17, 2023December 29, 2023, H.L. Mencken, Marriage, Relationships, 0 - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA
+ Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. Feraz Zeid, August 4, 2023December 29, 2023, H.L. Mencken, Democracy, Politics, Society, 0 - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA
+ Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice. Feraz Zeid, August 28, 2023December 29, 2023, H.L. Mencken, Injustice, Justice, Pain, 0 - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA
+ Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. Feraz Zeid, December 31, 2022January 10, 2024, H.L. Mencken, Election, Stolen, 0 - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA
+ I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs. Feraz Zeid, November 20, 2022January 10, 2024, H.L. Mencken, Eggs, Work, 0 - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA
+ The cynics are right nine times out of ten. Feraz Zeid, August 12, 2023December 29, 2023, H.L. Mencken, Cynicism, Pessimism, Realism, 0 - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA
+ Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly. Feraz Zeid, February 4, 2023January 10, 2024, H.L. Mencken, Beauty, Work, 0 - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA
+ Don’t overestimate the decency of the human race. Feraz Zeid, April 6, 2023January 10, 2024, H.L. Mencken, Decency, Human, 0 - H.L. Mencken Journalist · USA
High office, is like a pyramid; only two kinds of animals reach the summit — reptiles and eagles. - Jean le Rond d'Alembert Mathematician and physicist · France
When we love animals and children too much, we love them at the expense of men. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
The universe remains dark. We are animals struck by catastrophe. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
When one loves animals and children too much, one loves them against human beings. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
Although I sometimes pose as a fight animal, I’m really a flight animal. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
