Ambrose Bierce

Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.

Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.

Christian: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of read more

Christian: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbors.

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.

Education, n.: That which discloses the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Education, n.: That which discloses the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is read more

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is rich and famous.