Ambrose Bierce Quotes, Vision Quotes, World Quotes

Cynicism is that blackguard defect of vision which compels us to see the world as it is, instead of as it should be.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Vision Quotes , World Quotes

CONGRESS, n. A body of men who meet to repeal laws.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Men Quotes , Law Quotes

BRANDY, n. A cordial composed on one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Two Quotes , Alcohol Quotes

MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Wisdom Quotes , Political Quotes

Honorable, adj.: Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies, it is customary to mention all members as honorable; as, "the honorable gentleman is a scurvy cur.".

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Gentleman Quotes , Affliction Quotes

Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Self Quotes , Denial Quotes

CANNON, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Peace Quotes , War Quotes

RAILROAD, n. The chief of many mechanical devices enabling us to get away from where we are to where we are no better off. For this purpose the railroad is held in highest favor by the optimist, for it permits him to make the transit with great expedition.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Science Quotes , Railroads Quotes

An aged Burgundy runs with a beardless Port. I cherish the fancy that Port speaks sentences of wisdom, Burgundy sings the inspired Ode.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Running Quotes , Wine Quotes

ECCENTRICITY, n. A method of distinction so cheap that fools employ it to accentuate their incapacity.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Fool Quotes , Incapacity Quotes

HOMOEOPATHY, n. A school of medicine midway between Allopathy and Christian Science. To the last both the others are distinctly inferior, for Christian Science will cure imaginary diseases, and they can not.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Christian Quotes , School Quotes

FEMALE, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Sex Quotes , Science Quotes

He laughs best who laughs least.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes

When among the graves of thy fellows, walk with circumspection; thine own is open at thy feet.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Death Quotes , Feet Quotes

When God makes a beautiful woman, the devil opens a new register.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Beautiful Quotes , Women Quotes

The natural equipment to accomplish some small part of the meaner ambitions distinguishing able men from dead ones. In the last analysis ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Ambition Quotes , Men Quotes

Molecule, n.: The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter. It is distinguished from the corpuscle, also the ultimate, indivisible unit of matter, by a closer resemblance to the atom, also the ultimate, indivisible unit of matter ... The ion differs from the molecule, the corpuscle and the atom in that it is an ion.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Ions Quotes , Molecules Quotes

A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Funny Quotes , Age Quotes

VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Virtue Quotes , Certain Quotes

One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Hypocrite Quotes , Doe Quotes