Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
AMBROSE BIERCEPAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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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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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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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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An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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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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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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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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Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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