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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: "There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable,..."
There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what..."
Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse..."
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. Ambrose Bierce
Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead. Ambrose Bierce
Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul. Ambrose Bierce
TELEPHONE n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. Ambrose Bierce
Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is..."
ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce..."
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Patience? A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue."
Patience? A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue."
Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided..."
Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just..."
Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things. Ambrose Bierce
I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it becomes to replace them. It's one of the curses of London. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made..."
Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills. Ambrose Bierce

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