Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
AMBROSE BIERCEDebt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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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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An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Aborigines, n.: Persons of little worth found cumbering the soil of a newly discovered country. They soon cease to cumber; they fertilize.
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PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Women of genius commonly have masculine faces, figures and manners. In transplanting brains to an alien soil God leaves a little of the original earth clinging to the roots.
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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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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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