Quotes by Mencken, H. L.

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but >>

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age br >>

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays twice >>

Quotations about Books - Reading

Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and est >>

Hypocrite reader -- my fellow -- my brother! >>

In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read t >>

There are two kinds of books. Those that no one reads and those that no one ought to read.

Mencken, H. L.