H. L. Mencken Quotes

H. L. Mencken: [T]he only thing wrong with Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg ... | Citatis

[T]he only thing wrong with Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was that it was the South, not the North, that was fighting for a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

H. L. Mencken

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It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.

W. Somerset Maugham
- Up
- Day
- Thought
If you would make the most of yourself, never picture yourself as anything different from what you would actually be, the man or woman you long to become.

Orison Swett Marden
- Different
- Long
- Man
An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say your rap, you can rock the party.

Ice T
- Control
- Party
- Rock
I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.

Cameron van der Burgh
- Control
- Focus
- Best
The great sin was adopting the 21st Century's Socialism, something that not even its founder, Ditrich knows exactly what it is, though he says it is under construction.

Rafael Correa
- Great
- Sin
- Construction
Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.

Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Great
- Artist
- Poetry