H. L. Mencken Quotes

Cavil you may, but never criticise.

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.

Some people do really find fault like there's a reward for it.

One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.

I said in sharp language that that practice was wrong.

One thing I don't like is complaints.

I want to tell you that I think this war is a great mistake.

I made a bit of a stink. At the time, it was considered very bad form.

Silence is sometimes the severest criticism.

I'm not accepting of whiners.

Never criticize, condemn or complain in a conversation with a customer or prospect.

The villain's censure is extorted praise.

You always need something to complain about. And if you can't come up with anything better, you come along with team leaders. I don't believe in this chitchat.

There will always be dissident voices heard in the land, expressing opposition without alternatives, finding fault but never favor, perceiving gloom on every side and seeking influence without responsibility.

Don't Criticize, Condemn, Or Complain.

Nick subjected him to a long, judgmental stare. "There's something very wrong with you," he said at last. "I thought you should know.

Sir, there is no end of negative criticism.

If something is not right we give out about it. He is almost a Yorkshireman with a Portuguese accent.

Refuse to criticize, condemn, or complain. Instead, think and talk only about the things you really want.

Complaining is the favorite pastime of millions.

Israel, in terms of Jewish values, and what I have been reading in Jewish papers, and hear from Jewish around the country, they are upset about Donald Trump.

It is useless, after all, to complain against inexorable reality.

I lead by example. But if I get pissed enough, I'll say something. It usually isn't rah-rah; it's more complaining.

Those that can, do. Those that can't, complain.

Censure is willingly indulged, because it always implies some superiority: men please themselves with imagining that they have made a deeper search, or wider survey than others, and detected faults and follies which escape vulgar observation.