Ambrose Bierce Quotes on Ambrose bierce
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Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
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Electricity, n. The cause of all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else. It is the same thing as lightning, and its famous attempt to strike Dr. Franklin is one of the most picturesque incidents in that great and good man's career.
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Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own.
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Happiness, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
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Liberty, n. One of imagination's most precious possessions.
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Marriage, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.
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Monday, n. In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game.
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Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amok by hamstringing it.
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Think twice before helping a friend in need.
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The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.