Quotes by Mencken, H. L.

The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of sland >>

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

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy. >>

Quotations about Metaphysics

A little cooling down of animal excitability and instinct, a little lo >>

The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together; nature an >>

Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon ins >>

A metaphysician is one who, when you remark that twice two makes four, demands to know what you mean by twice, what by two, what by makes, and what by four. For asking such questions metaphysicians are supported in oriental luxury in the universities, and respected as educated and intelligent men.

Mencken, H. L.