Ambrose Bierce ( 10 of 103 )
Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies read more
For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.
FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation read more
FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them read more
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction.
INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction.
A bride is a woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
A bride is a woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Calamities are of two kinds. Misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Calamities are of two kinds. Misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
BOUNDARY, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary read more
BOUNDARY, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other.
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
