Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
AMBROSE BIERCESaint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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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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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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A wedding is a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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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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