Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
AMBROSE BIERCEDon’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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MYTHOLOGY, n. The body of a primitive people’s beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.
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Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
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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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REFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.
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Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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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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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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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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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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Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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