Ambrose Bierce ( 10 of 103 )
Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich read more
Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.
Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.
Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.
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.
A prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
A prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
Education is that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
Education is that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
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.
