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Best Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- The harsh, useful things of the world, from pulling teeth to digging potatoes, are best done by men who are as starkly sober as so…
- What we need in this country is a general improvement in eating. We have the best raw materials in the world, both quantitatively and qualitatively,…
- A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something…
- A nun, at best, is only half a woman, just as a priest is only half a man.
- No man is worthy of unlimited reliance-his treason, at best, only waits for sufficient temptation.
- To the best of my knowledge and belief, the average American newspaper, even of the so-called better sort, is not only quite as bad as…
- The best years are the forties; after fifty a man begins to deteriorate, but in the forties he is at the maximum of his villainy.
- The plain people, hereafter as in the past, will continue to make their own language, and the best that grammarians can do is to follow…
- A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.
- The best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of…
- The best client is a scared millionaire.
- He marries best who puts it off until it is too late.
- The best teacher of children, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike.
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- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
- It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. — Aristotle
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- Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when… — Aristotle