Quotes of H. L. Mencken

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An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.

- H. L. Mencken

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“ It is that we are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love, never so helplessly unhappy as when we have lost our loved object or its love. ”

- Sigmund Freud

“ Spend the afternoon, you can't take it with you. ”

- Annie Dillard

“ 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

“ I have come from the End of the World. From the River of Dreams, through the gauntlet and the Briar and the Deep Wyld, in order to stand before you today. I have but one request—to take my place at your side. To resume my duty as your knight, and to protect you and your kingdom for as long as I draw breath. ”

- Julie Kagawa

“ 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

“ Those we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. ”

- Jack Thorne

“ The road to success is always under construction. ”

- Steve Maraboli

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

- Maxime Lagacé

“ An early. morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ Either you run the day, or the day runs you. ”

- Jim Rohn

“ Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results. ”

- Ernest Shackleton

“ Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. ”

- Maya Angelou

“ Life is an abstract art, and it’s up to you to make sense of it. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

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

- Og Mandino

“ You left the same way you: with 6 duffle bags and your heart intact. ”

- Gandhi

“ 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

“ Legacy is greater than currency ”

- Gary Vaynerchuk

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

- Andrew Carnegie

“ I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.. ”

- Thoreau

“ A dream comes true through repeated actions. ”

- Lailah Gifty Akita

“ Changing a Habit is Never Difficult. Difficult is to Address Your Unwillingness to do it ”

- Vineet Raj Kapoor

“ It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. ”

- Andre Gide

“ I want to stand in front Allah proud of how well I treated back in dunya. ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful. ”

- Eric Thomas