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Knowing Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- It is common to assume that human progress affects everyone - that even the dullest man, in these bright days, knows more than any man…
- One seldom discovers a true believer that is worth knowing
- So few men are really worth knowing, that it seems a shameful waste to let an anthropoid prejudice stand in the way of free association…
- Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.
- For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
More Knowing Quotes
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. — Isaac Asimov
- Please don't make the mistake of thinking that 'Oryx and Crake' is anti-science. Science is a way of knowing, and a tool.… — Margaret Atwood
- Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put… — Kevyn Aucoin
- God is best known in not knowing him. — Saint Augustine
- A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. — Jane Austen
- Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn. — Burt Bacharach
- The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know. — Gaston Bachelard
- Basically no, I mean I think that it's very easy to like I say, smoke a joint or even to wear a… — Lester Bangs
- Rather than knowing more, I think I've got more open-minded. — David Bailey
- A good photograph is knowing where to stand. — Ansel Adams
- The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him,… — William Barclay