Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
AMBROSE BIERCEWine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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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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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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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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Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
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War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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