A bad man is the sort who weeps every time he speaks of a good woman.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that a morally flawed man reflects on his shortcomings when he thinks of a good woman.
H. L. Mencken's quote highlights the notion that a 'bad man' feels emotional turmoil or regret when discussing a 'good woman.' It implies that acknowledging the good qualities in others can serve as a painful reminder of one's own failings, showcasing the deep connection between our perceptions of ourselves and our interactions with others.
In practice
This quote could be shared in a discussion about toxic relationships.
I know a good many men of great learning-that is, men born with an extraordinary eagerness and capacity to acquire knowledge. One and all, they tell me that they can't recall learning anything of any value in school. All that schoolmasters managed to accomplish with them was to test and determine the amount of knowledge that they had already acquired independently-and not infrequently the determination was made clumsily and inaccurately.
It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person to reconcile himself to the idea that after all God will not help him
It is the theory of all modern civilized governments that they protect and foster the liberty of the citizen; it is the practice of all of them to limit its exercise, and sometimes very narrowly.
The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts.
The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.
It is my conviction that no normal man ever fell in love, within the ordinary meaning of the term, after the age of thirty.
Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.
The secret of a happy marriage is to serve God and each other. The goal of marriage is unity and oneness, as well as self-development. Paradoxically, the more we serve one another, the greater is our spiritual and emotional growth.
I denounce because though implicated and partially responsible, I have been hurt to the point of abysmal pain, hurt to the point of invisibility. And I defend because in spite of it all, I find that I love.
Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity; yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage.
Man can see his reflection in water only when he bends down close to it, and the heart of man, too, must lean down to the heart of his fellow; then it will see itself within his heart.
Men and boys, we show our manhood through the way we treat our women. Our wives, our sisters, our mothers.
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