Ambrose Bierce ( 10 of 103 )
Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.
Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.
Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.
OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.
SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.
RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.
RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.