Quotes of H. L. Mencken

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Love is the delusion that one man or woman differs from another.

- H. L. Mencken

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“ Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ My sister will die over and over again for the rest of my life. Grief is forever. It doesn't go away; it becomes a part of you, step for step, breath for breath. I will never stop grieving Bailey because I will never stop loving her. That's just how it is. Grief and love are conjoined, you don't get one without the other. All I can do is love her, and love the world, emulate her by living with daring and spirit and joy. ”

- Jandy Nelson

“ Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. ”

- Andrew Carnegie

“ Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ Those who ignore the rise of evil and depravity in a democracy, grant tacit license of acceptance and draw harm upon the vulnerable. When someone has altered our course without consent, we must engage to restore our path. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Life is a game and true love is a trophy. ”

- Rufus Wainwright

“ Perfect love casts out fear. Where there is love there are no demands, no expectations, no dependency. I do not demand that you make me happy; my happiness does not lie in you. If you were to leave me, I will not feel sorry for myself; I enjoy your company immensely, but I do not cling. ”

- Anthony de Mello

“ Battered was my heart in the deep search, branded with cracks like slices of silver birch. An ignorant dream, a wish, just fool's gold that was the tale that love had sold. ”

- Sara Secora

“ An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it. ”

- William Bernbach

“ Perfect is annoying, boring, and impossible to sustain. Knowing how to translate conscientiousness into something beyond the fleeting satisfaction of “me” toward a “we” mindset is the best move you can make. ”

- Kristen Lee

“ Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ We should have more reasons to smile than to cry. You will be surprised, even the saddest things could result in something to smile about. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Choose being kind over being right, and you’ll be right every time. ”

- Richard Carlson

“ Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ”

- George Edward Woodberry

“ Anything under God's control is never out of control. ”

- Charles Swindoll

“ A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. ”

- Anthony Robbins

“ Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter. ”

- Melissa Marr

“ Don't let him take who you are. Make him fear who you'll become. ”

- Mary Weber

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

“ Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ”

- Winston Churchill

“ Love cannot be hidden. It even shines in the darkest places." ~ Carla Olson Gade, The Shadow Catcher's Daughter ”

- Carla Olson Gade

“ We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld