Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
AMBROSE BIERCEEdible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.
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To the eye of failure success is an accident.
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Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
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In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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