Quotes of H. L. Mencken

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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

- H. L. Mencken

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“ I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living. ”

- Steven Spielberg

“ Getting an idea should be like sitting down on a pin. It should make you jump up and do something. ”

- E. L. Simpson

“ My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ”

- Maya Angelou

“ Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something. ”

- Rainbow Rowell

“ So many reasons to hate and still I choose to love anyway... ”

- Samiha Totanji

“ The night still bold The cold singing by The crickets on their turbo Ushering in a celestial night in beautiful robe For tonight he will wonder into a glorious quest of the night As he lay down his head, will the Angels guard him Good night and sweet dreams ”

- Perpetua Ukakogu

“ At one time or another we are all called to leave the safety of our homes, the certainty of what we know, the illusions of who we are. Not everyone will heed this call, of course. And those who do will risk losing themselves completely. But if we choose to ignore the invitation, we risk never knowing who we might have become. We risk dying without knowing what it is to live. ”

- Thomas Lloyd Qualls

“ I was watching the first raindrops falling down on the porous ground. Each drop disappeared eagerly into the sand without any hesitations. The Earth, in turn, embraced it warmly like it has gotten back something precious that once belonged to it. I, somehow, thought that this particular image suited more our story than anything else ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ The only time a man can do the right thing is right now. ”

- John Verdon

“ Looks like to me we all begin and end in the same place. Perhaps we could love each other a little bit more along the way. ”

- Clyde Lee Dennis

“ There is nothing higher than love, and nothing lower than ignorance. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Nothing that is perfect can be taught ”

- Mike Stagnitta

“ There’s only so many variations on the basics of human relationships. To me, it’s all about the detail and how you tell the story. How you say, ‘I love you.’ ”

- K. Flay

“ Well, now If little by little you stop loving me I shall stop loving you Little by little If suddenly you forget me Do not look for me For I shall already have forgotten you If you think it long and mad the wind of banners that passes through my life And you decide to leave me at the shore of the heart where I have roots Remember That on that day, at that hour, I shall lift my arms And my roots will set off to seek another land ”

- Pablo Neruda

“ I thought it (love) meant like you hold out your hand and someone takes it, holds it hard, and pulls you safe from the river. You talk. You tell him bits of yourself. You say here's where I hurt and you give it to him and he holds it and gives you where he hurts in return and you hold it and that's how you learn to love. ”

- Elizabeth George

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

- Melissa Marr

“ Love is beautiful as written in The Greatest Proposal Book ”

- Khuliso Mamathoni

“ To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best. ”

- William M. Thackery

“ Your heart is a powerful force. Use it consciously. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy. ”

- Alain de Botton

“ The one that’s different often has the odds stacked against them but usually ends up with the biggest rewards so it’s always worth it. ”

- TorronLee Dewar

“ That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed but that our power to do has increased. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ Confidence is how we perceive the manifestation of truth in us. ”

- Mike Stagnitta