Ambrose Bierce

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.

YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern States of our Union, a New Englander. In the Southern States read more

YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern States of our Union, a New Englander. In the Southern States the word is unknown. (See DAMYANK.)

Tariff: a scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer

Tariff: a scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer

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

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

There are 4 kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

There are 4 kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.