"It is more blessed to give than receive;……" — H. L. Mencken
"It is more blessed to give than receive; for example, wedding presents."
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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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For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short…
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Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.
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That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world,…
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I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to…
— Teresa of Avila
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I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation…
— Teresa of Avila
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I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel,…
— Michele Bachmann
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I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy. Take a salt…
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I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support…
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You know, I'm blessed. 'Blessed' is a better way of saying 'rich.'
— Roseanne Barr
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I love what I do professionally, I'm really blessed. But my priority is my husband and my children.
— Victoria Beckham
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Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed,…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to…
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