The difference between the smartest dog and the stupidest man - say a Tennessee Holy Roller - is really very small.
H. L. MenckenWomen have a hard time of it in this world. They are oppressed by man-made laws, man-made social customs, masculine egoism, the delusion of masculine superiority. Their one comfort is the assurance that, even though it may be impossible to prevail against man, it is always possible to enslave and torture a man.
H. L. MenckenAny man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.
H. L. MenckenThe editors are committed to nothing save this: to keep common sense as fast as they can, to belabor sham as agreeably as possible, to give civilized entertainment.
H. L. Mencken