Ambrose Bierce

Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else.

Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else.

Education, n.: That which discloses the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Education, n.: That which discloses the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.