Maxioms by Ambrose Bierce
... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his read more
... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is read more
QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.
History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
One who is in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
One who is in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
