Henry Louis Mencken
Books by Henry Louis Mencken
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A subtreasury of American humor
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Quotes by Henry Louis Mencken
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The great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily respectable.
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Injustice is relatively easy to bear; it is justice that hurts.
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Wherever I sit is the head of the table.
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Adultery is the application of democracy to love.
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On one issue at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.
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Criticism is prejudice made plausible.
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No man of honor ever quite lives up to his code, any more than a moral man manages to avoid sin.
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It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
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