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Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that its defects. The passions of men have made it malignant, as a bad heart of Procrustes turned the bed, the symbol of repose, into an instrument of torture.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
US poet (1807 - 1882)
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.
Henry Van Dyke
When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
Hermann Hesse
Swiss (German-born) author (1877 - 1962)
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Hubert H. Humphrey
US politician (1911 - 1978)
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
Henny Youngman
US (English-born) comedian (1906 - 1998)
I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.
Henny Youngman
US (English-born) comedian (1906 - 1998)
I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there.
Herb Caen
There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.
Henry Kissinger
US (German-born) diplomat & scholar (1923 - )
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.
Havelock Ellis
English sexual psychologist (1859 - 1939)
The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogren and stupidity.
Harlan Ellison
US science fiction author & screenwriter (1934 - )
History is more or less bunk.
Henry Ford
US automobile industrialist (1863 - 1947)
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford
US automobile industrialist (1863 - 1947)
He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
US clergyman (1878 - 1969)
The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages.
Horace Greeley
As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something.
Hagar the Horrible
We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
Haida Indian saying
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Henry Louis Mencken
The only really happy folk are married women and single men.
Henry Louis Mencken
Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution.
Henry Louis Mencken
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
US poet (1807 - 1882)
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.
Henry Van Dyke
When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
Hermann Hesse
Swiss (German-born) author (1877 - 1962)
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Hubert H. Humphrey
US politician (1911 - 1978)
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
Henny Youngman
US (English-born) comedian (1906 - 1998)
I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.
Henny Youngman
US (English-born) comedian (1906 - 1998)
I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there.
Herb Caen
There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.
Henry Kissinger
US (German-born) diplomat & scholar (1923 - )
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.
Havelock Ellis
English sexual psychologist (1859 - 1939)
The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogren and stupidity.
Harlan Ellison
US science fiction author & screenwriter (1934 - )
History is more or less bunk.
Henry Ford
US automobile industrialist (1863 - 1947)
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford
US automobile industrialist (1863 - 1947)
He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determines the end.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
US clergyman (1878 - 1969)
The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages.
Horace Greeley
As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something.
Hagar the Horrible
We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
Haida Indian saying
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Henry Louis Mencken
The only really happy folk are married women and single men.
Henry Louis Mencken
Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution.
Henry Louis Mencken
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