Ambrose Bierce ( 10 of 103 )
Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is read more
QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.
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.
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's read more
ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.
Mad, adj.: Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
Mad, adj.: Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
To be positive: to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.
To be positive: to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
