"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop."
- H. L. Mencken
Love
"Happiness is the china shop; love is the bull."
- H. L. Mencken
Love
"I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant."
- H. L. Mencken
Belief
"The best teacher of children, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike."
- H. L. Mencken
Inspiration
"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom."
- H. L. Mencken
Wisdom
"What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man."
Morality
"Whether a human being is good or bad, right or wrong, can only be determined based on circumstances."
Morality
"Always let your conscience be your guide."
- Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
Morality
"To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests."
- Matthew Scully
Morality
"When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music."
- Ellen G. White
Morality