Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorA woman would be lovely if one could fall into her arms without falling into her hands.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorPatience: a minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorPolitics is the management of public affairs for the benefit of individuals.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorOptimism is the belief that everything is beautiful.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorMaking a game of business cannot be compared with the business of gaming.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorA coward is a person in whom the instinct of self-preservation still functions normally.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorReasoning: weighing probabilities on the scale of desire.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorPlanning: worrying about finding the best method to achieve an accidental result.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorIn international affairs, peace is a period of traps between two struggles.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorThe voter enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for a candidate chosen by others.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorDoubt is the mother of discovery.
Ambrose Bierce
View AuthorThere is nothing new under the sun, but how many old things there are that we do not know.