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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: "Positive , adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice."
Positive , adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice. Ambrose Bierce
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
A Man having found a Lion in his path undertook to subdue him by the power of the human eye; and near by was a Rattlesnake engaged in fascinating a small bird. "How are you getting on, brother?" the Man called out to the other reptile, without removing his eyes from those of the Lion. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and..."
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance..."
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Belladonna , n.: In Italian, a beautiful lady; in English a..."
Belladonna , n.: In Italian, a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. Ambrose Bierce
Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "It looked like diamonds, rubies, emeralds; he could think of..."
It looked like diamonds, rubies, emeralds; he could think of nothing beautiful which it did not resemble. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you..."
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. Ambrose Bierce
We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect. Ambrose Bierce
This is only a record of broken and apparently unrelated memories, some of them as distinct and sequent as brilliant beads upon a thread, others remote and strange, having the character of crimson dreams with interspaces blank and black -- witch-fires glowing still and red in a great desolation. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is..."
Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an..."
Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success. Ambrose Bierce
Human nature is pretty well balanced; for every lacking virtue there is a rough substitute that will serve at a pinch--as cunning is the wisdom of the unwise, and ferocity the courage of the coward. Ambrose Bierce
ABNORMAL, adj. Not conforming to standards in matters of thought and conduct. To be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested.A striving toward the straiter [sic] resemblance of the Average Man than he hath to himself, whoso attaineth thereto shall have peace, the prospect of death and the hope of Hell. Ambrose Bierce

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