H. L. Mencken Quotes

No married woman ever trusts her husband absolutely, nor does she ever act as if she did trust him. Her utmost confidence is as wary as an American pickpocket's confidence that the policeman on the beat will stay bought.

H. L. Mencken

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  H. L. Mencken
  • Women
  • She
  • American