Quotes of H. L. Mencken

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It is impossible to think of a man of any actual force and originality, universally recognized as having those qualities, who spent his whole life appraising and describing the work of other men.

- H. L. Mencken

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“ 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

“ Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. ”

- Unknown

“ No matter what you do in life, make sure your juniors are learning something good from you. ”

- Parul Prashar

“ When people think they know you and put you in a box, keep growing and give them the box. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ 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 the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable. ”

- Chesterton

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

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

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ Sometimes when I'm alone, I take the pearl from where it lives in my pocket and try to remember the boy with the bread, the strong arms that warded off nightmares on the train, the kisses in the arena. ”

- Suzanne Collins

“ Do I care about pleasure? Yes. But I don't believe in happiness. ”

- Tatiana Vedenska

“ A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. ”

- Tom Robbins

“ A successful marriage requires falling in love many times always with the same person. ”

- Mignon McLaughlin

“ A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. ”

- Pat Cher

“ Such is my relationship with God: on my gigantic canvass of life, I am the one throwing all of the brightlycolored paints, creating genuine splatters, authentic whirlpools of color, beautiful patterns, wonderful streaks and stains and wild accents; God is the one with the paintbrush who stands beside my canvass filling all the intricate and amazing details in between the whirlpools and the streaks! We're happy together! ”

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“ After your first failure, the occurrence of a second failure closely depends on what you have learned from your past mistakes and whether or not you have drawn some valuable lessons. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Love doesn't sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread: remade all the time, made new. ”

- Og Mandino

“ Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. ”

- Max Ehrmann

“ To the wellorganized mind, death is but the next great adventure. ”

- J.K. Rowling

“ Everyone's time is limited. What matters most is to focus on what matters most. ”

- Roy Bennett

“ The difference between the love of a man and the love of a woman is that a man will always give reasons for loving, but a woman gives no reasons for loving. ”

- Fulton J. Sheen

“ Ladies, it’s harvest time!!! Take care of your crops, water them and weed them out. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ I guess that’s just part of loving people: You have to give things up. Sometimes you even have to give them up. ”

- Lauren Oliver

“ The pillow looked astonished, wondering what ended the late night river that used to run through it, but only he knows that she is the reason ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax