A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
AMBROSE BIERCEI think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
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Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Scriptures – The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
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MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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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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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.
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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
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