Ambrose Bierce

Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

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.

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is read more

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is rich and famous.

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo

Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.