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For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#centuries #explaining #terms #theologians #unknowable

If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier and also a good deal more foolish. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#believed #deal #foolish #good #good deal

In the duel of sex woman fights from a dreadnought and man from an open raft. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#fights #man #open #raft #sex

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#heroes #outnumber #soldiers #ten #war

It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#believe #descended #hard #man

Judge: a law student who marks his own examination-papers. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#judge #law #marks #own #student

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#boast #head #her #looking #man

Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born so long ago. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#born #die #long #man #she

Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#average #believe #descended #even #harder

No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#any #believe #believes #ever #idea