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Intelligence

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, …

          Full Quote: “In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is ...
Ambrose Bierce
24 hours ago
Hope

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance …

          Full Quote: “Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 days ago
Power

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to …

          Full Quote: “Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck ...
Ambrose Bierce
1 week ago
Society

Land: A part of the earth’s surface, considered as property. …

          Full Quote: “Land: A part of the earth’s surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to ...
Ambrose Bierce
2 weeks ago
Death

Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over …

          Full Quote: “Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose ...
Ambrose Bierce
2 weeks ago
Mom

Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is …

          Full Quote: “Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 weeks ago
Happiness

Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind …

          Full Quote: “Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose your ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 weeks ago
Hope

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of …

          Full Quote: “Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.” “Ambrose Bierce“ ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 weeks ago
Politics

Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form …

          Full Quote: “Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 weeks ago
Failure

Destiny: A tyrant’s authority for crime and a fool’s excuse …

          Full Quote: “Destiny: A tyrant’s authority for crime and a fool’s excuse for failure.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose ...
Ambrose Bierce
4 weeks ago
Great

Irreligion – the principal one of the great faiths of …

          Full Quote: “Irreligion – the principal one of the great faiths of the world.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose ...
Ambrose Bierce
4 weeks ago
Love

Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage. …

          Full Quote: “Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose your quote) When commenting is ...
Ambrose Bierce
1 month ago
Happiness

Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, …

          Full Quote: “Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is ...
Ambrose Bierce
1 month ago
Good

Edible – good to eat and wholesome to digest, as …

          Full Quote: “Edible – good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to ...
Ambrose Bierce
1 month ago
Hope

Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for …

          Full Quote: “Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.” “Ambrose Bierce“ ...
Ambrose Bierce
2 months ago
Beauty

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a …

          Full Quote: “Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A ...
Ambrose Bierce
2 months ago
Business

Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility. …

          Full Quote: “Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose your quote) ...
Ambrose Bierce
2 months ago
Positive

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one’s voice. …

          Full Quote: “Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one’s voice.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose your quote) When ...
Ambrose Bierce
2 months ago
Education

Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises …

          Full Quote: “Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.” “Ambrose ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 months ago
Education

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. …

          Full Quote: “Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose your quote) When ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 months ago
Patience

Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a …

          Full Quote: “Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose your ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 months ago
Business

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon …

          Full Quote: “The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 months ago
Art

Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white …

          Full Quote: “Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 months ago
Best

Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the …

          Full Quote: “Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.” “Ambrose ...
Ambrose Bierce
3 months ago
Marriage

Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage. …

          Full Quote: “Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A daily Quote (choose your quote) When commenting is ...
Ambrose Bierce
4 months ago
History

The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are …

          Full Quote: “The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.” “Ambrose ...
Ambrose Bierce
4 months ago
Legal

Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig …

          Full Quote: “Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.” “Ambrose ...
Ambrose Bierce
4 months ago
Nature

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance …

          Full Quote: “Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.” “Ambrose Bierce“ A ...
Ambrose Bierce
4 months ago
Time

Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, …

          Full Quote: “Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is ...
Ambrose Bierce
4 months ago
Respect

We submit to the majority because we have to. But …

          Full Quote: “We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude ...
Ambrose Bierce
4 months ago

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