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Ambrose Bierce

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Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are not as they ought to be.


— Ambrose Bierce


#definition #honesty #vision

Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.


— Ambrose Bierce


#devil

Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.


— Ambrose Bierce


#affected #degree #high #high degree #independence

Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.


— Ambrose Bierce


#democracy

Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.


— Ambrose Bierce


#devil

Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.


— Ambrose Bierce


#education

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.


— Ambrose Bierce


#humor

Belladonna, n.: In Italian, a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison.


— Ambrose Bierce


#definitions #humor #poison #sarcasm #women

Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.


— Ambrose Bierce


#devil

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.


— Ambrose Bierce


#life #money #life






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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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