Maxioms by Ambrose Bierce
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.
... the patriotic art of lying for one's country.
... the patriotic art of lying for one's country.
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred read more
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder.
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
A pessimist asked God for relief. "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God. "No," replied read more
A pessimist asked God for relief. "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God. "No," replied the petitioner, "I wish you to create something that would justify them." "The world is all created," said God, "but you have overlooked something - the mortality of the optimist.
