Ambrose Bierce ( 10 of 103 )
RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.
RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.
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.
Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo
Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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.
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
Mad, adj.: Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
Mad, adj.: Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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.
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.
