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Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Pray To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on ... Read Full Quote
Faith Belief without evidence in what is told by one wh ... Read Full Quote
Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a vi ... Read Full Quote
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum ... Read Full Quote
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's rese ... Read Full Quote
In our civilization, and under our republican form of g ... Read Full Quote
Barometer, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates w ... Read Full Quote
Absurdity, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsis ... Read Full Quote
Calamities are of two kinds misfortunes to ourselves, a ... Read Full Quote
Cabbage A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as la ... Read Full Quote
Brain an apparatus with which we think we think. ... Read Full Quote
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen ... Read Full Quote
Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to b ... Read Full Quote
To be positive To be mistaken at the top of one's voice ... Read Full Quote
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots o ... Read Full Quote
Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy. ... Read Full Quote
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a cont ... Read Full Quote
The covers of this book are too far apart. ... Read Full Quote
The gambling known as business looks with austere disfa ... Read Full Quote
Painting The art of protecting flat surfaces from the w ... Read Full Quote
Quotation, n The act of repeating erroneously the words ... Read Full Quote