"One seldom discovers a true believer that is…" — H. L. Mencken
"One seldom discovers a true believer that is worth knowing"
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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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So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their…
— Walter Bagehot
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Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God.
— Abu Bakr
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The true believer is rewarded in every thing, even in affliction.
— Abu Bakr
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What's most important in animation is the emotions and the ideas being portrayed. I'm a great believer of energy and…
— Ralph Bakshi
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I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with…
— Iain Banks
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I'm a great believer in stunt doubles. They do an amazing job.
— Javier Bardem
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I would point out that if you're a believer in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood…
— Joe Barton
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The orthodox believers in God are divided into two camps, one of which maintains that the existence of God is…
— Annie Besant
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Well, any good comeback needs some true believers.
— John Boehner
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I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.
— Caprice Bourret
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A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe…
— Jeff Bridges
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I say grace. I'm a big believer in grace. I happen to believe in a God that made all the…
— Alton Brown
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