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    Ambrose Bierce

    Read through the most famous quotes from Ambrose Bierce




    Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #inspirational

    Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #academe #academy #ancient #football #modern

    NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #humor #philosophy #humor

    Infidel, n. In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople, one who does. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #religion

    Laughter--an interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features, and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious, and though intermittent, incurable. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #humor

    AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #crime #humor #immigration #politics #punishment

    ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #blacksmith #clothing #humor #war #humor

    Fear has no brains; it is an idiot. The dismal witness that it bears and the cowardly counsel that it whispers are unrelated. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #fear #cowardice

    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

    #humor #languages #poison #beauty

    diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country. ↗


    — Ambrose Bierce

    #art






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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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