It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. VIPessays now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.
Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.
Browse Authors:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
(Click a letter to view the authors)
Letter "H" » Henry Louis Mencken Quotes
(Click a letter to view the authors)
«The objection of the scandalmonger is not that she tells of racy doings, but that she pretends to be indignant about them»
«A man who is an agnostic by inheritance, so that he doesn't remember any time that he wasn't, has almost no hatred for the religious»
«The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.»
«After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.»
«All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.»
«The essence of a self-reliant and autonomous culture is an unshakeable egoism.»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
| Keywords:
autonomous, egoism, reliant, self-reliant
«A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.»
«Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
| Keywords:
historian, novelist, the novelist, unsuccessful
«Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
| About:
Life
| Keywords:
arts, error, exposed, Nine Lives, nine times
«Fine: A bribe paid by a rich man to escape the lawful penalty of his crime»
Research our database of over 800,000 top-quality pre-written papers plus 15,000 biographies for only $9.95/month.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.