H. L. Mencken Quotes About Stupidity

• Firmness in decision is often merely a form of stupidity. It indicates an inability to think the same thing out twice.

  H. L. Mencken

  Freedom, Thinking, Stupidity

• Who will argue that 98.6 Farenheit is the right temperature for man? As for me, I decline to do it. It may be that we are all actually freezing hence the pervading stupidity of mankind. At 110 or 115 degrees even archbishops might be intelligent.

  H. L. Mencken

  Intelligent, Men, Stupidity

  H.L. Mencken (2013). “Minority Report”, p.213, Knopf

• Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable.

  H. L. Mencken

  Stupidity, Masculinity

  H. L. Mencken (2015). “In Defense of Women: Human Sexuality”, p.8, 谷月社

• The dying man doesn't struggle much and he isn't much afraid. As his alkalies give out he succumbs to a blest stupidity. His mindfogs. His will power vanishes. He submits decently. He scarcely gives a damn.

  H. L. Mencken

  Death, Struggle, Men

  H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.139, Vintage

• Nature abhors a moron.

  H. L. Mencken

  Nature, Stupidity, Moron

  H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.616, Vintage

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