"Once a woman passes a certain point..." - Quote by H L Mencken
Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence she finds it almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening without snickering.
More by H L Mencken
“Governments, whatever their pretensions otherwise, try to preserve themselves by holding the individual down ... Government itself, indeed, may be reasonably defined as a conspiracy against him. Its one permanent aim, whatever its form, is to hobble him sufficiently to maintain itself.”
“Bridges would not be safer if only people who knew the proper definition of a real number were allowed to design them.”
“Watching two women kiss is like watching two prizefighters shake hands.”
More on Women
“I think the degree of a nation's civilisation may be measured by the degree of enlightenment of its women.”
“Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters.”
“But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Éowyn I am, Éomund's daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him.”
More on Intelligence
“The liberation of the human mind has never been furthered by dunderheads.”
“I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She's incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she's effective.”
“It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don't know anything outside their own business.”