H. L. Mencken

Quotes

• “One of the most mawkish of human delusions is the notion that friendship should be eternal, or, at all events, life-long...”
• “There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philo...”
• “The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an e...”
• “Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.”
• “Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.”
• “Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”