Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
AMBROSE BIERCEI think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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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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Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
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