Ambrose Bierce

VALOR, n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler's hope.

VALOR, n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler's hope.

FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.

RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.

Liberty:one of imaginations most precious possessions.

Liberty:one of imaginations most precious possessions.

PRELATE, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A read more

PRELATE, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A gentleman of God.