Quotes by Mencken, H. L.

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffi >>

There is nothing worse than an idle hour, with no occupation offering. >>

Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. >>

Quotations about History and Historians

To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not mere >>

While we read history we make history. >>

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not histori >>

Historian -- an unsuccessful novelist.

Mencken, H. L.