4 Ambrose Bierce Quotes on Virtue

Ambrose Bierce quotes on virtue

39. Generous, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.

67. Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

83. Virtues, n. pl. Certain abstentions.

91. Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forgo.