Quotes Ambrose Bierce

Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any on...

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an...

Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to no...

Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction...

Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy....

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of...

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice....

Pray, v.: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled i...

Pray, v.: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled o...

Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on beha...

Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of suppo...

Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong ...

PRESENT, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of dis...

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of ...

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignoran...

Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of ...

RUM, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in t...

Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact th...

Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited....

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

Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees ar...

Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows....

Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. ...

Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feelin...

Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some...