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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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“ ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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“ ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...