"A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there"
- H. L. Mencken
About this Quote
This quote by H. L. Mencken is a negative view of the church and its members. He is recommending that the church is a location where individuals who have actually never ever been to paradise, or experienced its happiness, boast about it to those who will never ever get there. He indicates that the church is a location of hypocrisy, where people talk about something they have never ever experienced, and those who will never ever experience it are expected to believe them. He is also recommending that the church is a location of exclusion, where those who have actually not been to paradise are made to feel superior to those who will never ever arrive. Mencken's quote is a criticism of the church and its members, and a reminder that the church ought to be a location of addition and acceptance, not exemption and superiority.
This quote is written / told by H. L. Mencken between September 12, 1880 and January 29, 1956. He was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 123 other quotes.
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"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"
"I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven"
"The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better able to praise him than the building of the church and all its decoration; it is the Church's greatest ornament"
