Ambrose Bierce

Income is the natural and rational gauge and measure of respectability.

Income is the natural and rational gauge and measure of respectability.

A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, and not as they ought to be.

A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, and not as they ought to be.

Electricity seems destined to play a most important part in the arts and industries. The question of its economical application read more

Electricity seems destined to play a most important part in the arts and industries. The question of its economical application to some purposes is still unsettled, but experiment has already proved that it will propel a street car better than a gas

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.

Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.

Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.