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H. L. Mencken
American journalist and writer (1880–1956)
Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also gained him attention.
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H. L. Mencken Quotes Page 9
The fact that a human brain of high amperage, otherwise highly efficient, may have a hole in it is surely not a secret.
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.
Without a doubt there are women who would vote intelligently. There are also men who knit socks beautifully.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody is looking.
The average man gets his living by such depressing devices that boredom becomes a sort of natural state to him.
If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl.
Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.
No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach in the spaghetti, a woman's laugh.
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