Ambrose Bierce

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.

DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

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

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.

HOSPITALITY, n. The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food read more

HOSPITALITY, n. The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging.