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Famous Quotes in History by H L Mencken - 1

This category is for famous quotes in history by H L Mencken.

Henry Louis Mencken was an American editor, critic, biographer, and satirist who lived from 1880 to 1956.

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The chief knowledge that a man gets from reading books is the knowledge that very few of them are worth reading.

In the main, there are two sorts of books: those that no one reads and those that no one ought to read.

Conscience: the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.

A cow goes on giving milk all her life even though what appears to be her self-interest urges her to give gin.

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage.

Democracy is also a form of religion; it is the worship of jackals by jackasses.

A teacher is one who, in his youth, admired teachers.

A teacher is one who, in his youth, admired teachers.

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