Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
AMBROSE BIERCESweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
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ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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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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Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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