Maxioms by Ambrose Bierce
... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his read more
... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
Age--that period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we read more
Age--that period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we no longer have the enterprise to commit.
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred read more
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder.
Overwork: n., a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.
Overwork: n., a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.
Optimism: The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything read more
Optimism: The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong.
