Quotes by "Ambrose Bierce"
Calamity, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering.
Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced.
Brandy, n. A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan.
Aborigines, n.: Persons of little worth found cumbering the soil of a newly discovered country. They soon cease to cumber; they fertilize.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Marriage, n: The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
