111 Quotes by H.L. Mencken

The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts.

Inaction, save as a measure of recuperation between bursts of activity, is painful and dangerous to the healthy organism - in fact, it is almost impossible. Only the dying can he really idle.

Take them (women) away, and his existence is a s flat and secure as that of a moo-cow.

Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.

It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.

New York is the place where all the aspirations of the Western World meet to form one vast master aspiration, as powerful as the suction of a steam dredge. It is the icing on the pie called Christian civilization.

For every problem, there is a solution, which is simple, clean, and wrong.

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act; even when it has worked and he has not been caught.

The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots but as a party of bandits.