Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Biercewas an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. 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"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 June 1842
CityMeighs County, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
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.
Friendship: A ship big enough for two in fair weather, but only one in foul.
What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats.
Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.
Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.
In the algebra of psychology, X stands for a woman's heart.
General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision with the enemy.
A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced.
The covers of this book are too far apart.
Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.