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Ambrose Bierce

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Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.


— Ambrose Bierce


#inspirational #faith

Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.


— Ambrose Bierce


#humor #water #humor

You don't have to be stupid to be a Christian, ... but it probably helps.


— Ambrose Bierce


#inspirational

FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.


— Ambrose Bierce


#virtue

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


— Ambrose Bierce


#positive #top #voice

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.


— Ambrose Bierce


#mayonnaise #place #religion #sauces #serve

Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence.


— Ambrose Bierce


#humor #offences #satire #humor

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has wronged you, but nothing forbids you to reflect that she is growing older every minute.


— Ambrose Bierce


#revenge #vanity #women #humor

Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.


— Ambrose Bierce


#conservative #distinguished #enamored #evils #existing

VOTE, n. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.


— Ambrose Bierce


#humor






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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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