H. L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
There is always an easy solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong. Great short quote and quotation by: H. L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy , US editor (1880 – 1956)
H. L. Mencken, Prejudices: Second Series, 1920
There is always a well-known solution to every human problem–neat, plausible, and wrong. Great short quote and quotation by: H. L. Mencken, Prejudices: Second Series, 1920 , US editor (1880 – 1956)
There is an art of which every man should be a master the art of reflection. If you are not a thinking man, to what purpose are you a man at all? Great short quote and quotation by: William Hart Coleridge ,
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass. Commit a crime, and it seems as if a coat of snow fell on the ground, such as reveals in the woods the track of every partridge, and fox, and squirrel. Great short […]
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There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man. Great short quote and quotation by: Polybius, History , Greek historian (205 BC – 118 BC)
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There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle – to do nothing at all. Great short quote and quotation by: Sydney Smith , English essayist (1771 – 1845)
There ought to be a room in every house to swear in. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)
Saul Bellow, O Magazine, September 2003
There was a disturbance in my heart, a voice that spoke there and said, I want, I want, I want! It happened every afternoon, and when I tried to suppress it it got even stronger. Great short quote and quotation by: Saul Bellow, O Magazine, September 2003 , US (Canadian-born) author (1915 – )
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Samuel Johnson, Taxation No Tyranny
There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Johnson, Taxation No Tyranny , English author, […]
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John F. Kennedy, Speech for the Dallas Trade Mart which was never delivered.
There will always be dissident voices heard in the land expresing opposition without alternatives, finding fault but never favor, perceiving gloom on every side, and seeking influence without responsibility. Great short quote and quotation by: John F. Kennedy, Speech for the Dallas Trade Mart which was never delivered. , US Democratic politician (1917 – 1963)
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They devoted the city to the lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it – men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys. Great short quote and quotation by: The Book of Joshua 6:21 ,
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