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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – date of death uncertain; probably December 1913 or early 1914) was an American satirist, critic, short story writer, editor and journalist. He is perhaps most famous for his serialized mock lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary, in which, over the years, he scathed American culture and accepted wisdom by pointing out alternate, more practical definitions for common words.
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Ambrose Bierce Quotes
1. Ocean, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
– Ambrose Bierce
2. Sweater, n. Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
– Ambrose Bierce
3. Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
– Ambrose Bierce
4. Bride, n. – A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
– Ambrose Bierce
5. Opportunity is a favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.
– Ambrose Bierce
6. Politeness, The most acceptable hypocrisy.
– Ambrose Bierce
7. Lawyer – One skilled in the circumvention of the law.
– Ambrose Bierce
8. Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.
– Ambrose Bierce
9.Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
– Ambrose Bierce
10. Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.
– Ambrose Bierce
11. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
– Ambrose Bierce
12. Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
– Ambrose Bierce
13. Genius – to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul
of things.
– Ambrose Bierce
14. Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
– Ambrose Bierce
15. Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
– Ambrose Bierce
16. Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
– Ambrose Bierce
17. Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.
– Ambrose Bierce
18. In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
— Ambrose Bierce
19. Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
– Ambrose Bierce
20. Edible – good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a Worm.
– Ambrose Bierce
21. Achievement is the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.
– Ambrose Bierce
22. Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.
– Ambrose Bierce
23. Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
– Ambrose Bierce
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