"A professor must have a theory as a…" — H. L. Mencken
"A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas."
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647 Quotes by H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken has 647 quotes on this site.
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A man full of faith is simply one who has lost the capacity for clear and realistic thought.
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Religion deserves no more respect than a pile of garbage.
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When I die, I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever…
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People say we need religion when what they really mean is we need police.
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Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first love, and just after he…
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Well, I tell you, if I have been wrong in my agnosticism, when I die I'll walk up to God…
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The Old Testament, as everyone who has looked into it is aware, drips with blood; there is, indeed, no more…
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Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in their readiness to doubt.
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To every complex question there is a simple answer and it is wrong...
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The average man never really thinks from end to end of his life. The mental activity of such people is…
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I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its modest and greatly overestimated services…
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Goverment is actually the worst failure of civilized man. There has never been a really good one, and even those…
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More Dog Quotes
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one of 3,732 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat…
— Sri Aurobindo
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you…
— Francis Bacon
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Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call…
— Antonio Banderas
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If you call a cat, he may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats…
— Antonio Banderas
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When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.
— Edward Abbey
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We have to convince the people of Bucharest, who are dog lovers, to treat dogs like they treat their children…
— Brigitte Bardot
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I can tell you that I'd rather be kissed by my dogs than by some people I've known.
— Bob Barker
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Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise…
— Dave Barry
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There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being…
— Drew Barrymore
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Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
— Saint Basil
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Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme.
— Francis Beaumont
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