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Ambrose Bierce

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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.


— Ambrose Bierce


#critic #exposing #flat #painting #protecting

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.


— Ambrose Bierce


#about #account #brought #events #false

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


— Ambrose Bierce


#child #chilly #feeling #garment #mother

Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.


— Ambrose Bierce


#community #condition #consisting #making #master

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.


— Ambrose Bierce


#charms #husband #lover #power #terrifies

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.


— Ambrose Bierce


#deadly #english #essential #example #identity

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.


— Ambrose Bierce


#day #hours #misspent #mostly #period

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.


— Ambrose Bierce


#bent #cherished #danger #denial #doubt

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.


— Ambrose Bierce


#patience #planning #revenge #uncommon #while

Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.


— Ambrose Bierce


#bestow #common #common sense #destitute #favors






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Did you know about Ambrose Bierce?

His vehemence as a critic his motto "Nothing matters" and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce". His style often embraces an abrupt beginning dark imagery vague. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (born June 24 1842; assumed to have died sometime after December 26 1913) was an American editorialist journalist short story writer fabulist and satirist.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (born June 24 1842; assumed to have died sometime after December 26 1913) was an American editorialist journalist short story writer fabulist and satirist. Despite his reputation as a searing critic Bierce was known to encourage younger writers including poet George Sterling and fiction writer W. Bierce employed a distinctive style of writing especially in his stories.

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