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Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Ambrose Bierce quotes about art

American Journalist, Writer June 24, 1842 – January 11, 1914

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Logic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. The basic of logic is the syllogism, consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion - thus: Major Premise: Sixty men can do a piece of work sixty times as quickly as one man. Minor Premise: One man can dig a post-hole in sixty seconds; Therefore-Conclusion: Sixty men can dig a post-hole in one second. This may be called syllogism arithmetical, in... Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "War: A by-product of the arts of peace."
War: A by-product of the arts of peace. Ambrose Bierce
Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction..."
Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country."
diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country. Ambrose Bierce
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather..."
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic. Ambrose Bierce

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