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Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Ambrose Bierce quotes

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

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Ambrose Bierce quote: "Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for..."
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Humanity , n. The human race, collectively, exclusive of the..."
Humanity , n. The human race, collectively, exclusive of the anthropoid poets. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to..."
Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "San Francisco is the place where most people were last seen"
San Francisco is the place where most people were last seen Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his..."
Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude."
DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude. Ambrose Bierce
Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Impiety. Your irreverence toward my deity."
Impiety. Your irreverence toward my deity. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Impiety, n. Your irreverence toward my deity."
Impiety, n. Your irreverence toward my deity. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support."
Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support."
Prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that..."
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance..."
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and..."
Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. Ambrose Bierce
So I say a name, even if self-bestowed, is better than a number. In the register of the potter's field I shall soon have both. What wealth! Ambrose Bierce

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