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  1. Discover Ambrose Bierce famous and rare quotes. Share Ambrose Bierce quotations about science, food and life. "Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt..."

  2. 519 quotes from Ambrose Bierce: 'Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.', 'Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.', and 'The covers of this book are too far apart.'

  3. A collection of witty and cynical quotes by Ambrose Bierce, an American journalist and author. Browse his satirical views on politics, religion, marriage, war, death, and more.

    • “Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.” ― Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary.
    • “Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.” ― Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary.
    • “Sweater, n. Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.” ― Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary.
    • “Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.” ― Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary.
    • What I Saw at Shiloh
    • The Devil's Dictionary
    • Epigrams
    Bierce's first published reminiscence of the Civil War, the work is separated into parts demarcated by Roman numerals.
    This is a simple story of a battle; such a tale as may be told by a soldier who is no writer to a reader who is no soldier.
    An army's bravest men are its cowards. The death which they would not meet at the hands of the enemy they will meet at the hands of their officers, with never a flinching.
    Hidden in hollows and behind clumps of rank brambles were large tents, dimly lighted with candles, but looking comfortable. The kind of comfort they supplied was indicated by pairs of men entering...

    First published for letters A-L as The Cynic's Word Book(1906) Abnormal, adj.Not conforming to standards in matters of thought and conduct. To be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested Absent, adj.Peculiarly exposed to the tooth of detraction; vilifed; hopelessly in the wrong; superseded in the consideration and affection o...

    Page numbers refer to The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. 8 (1911), § "Epigrams" (p. 343 ff.). Individual epigrams first appeared elsewhere.
    Woman would be more charming if one could fall into her arms without falling into her hands.
    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. You are avenged 1440 times a day.
    Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.
  4. Jan 25, 2021 · Explore the witty and sarcastic quotes by Ambrose Bierce, a famous American author of horror, satire, and journalism. Learn about his life, his book 'The Devil's Dictionary', and his mysterious disappearance in Mexico.

  5. Sourced quotations by the American Journalist Ambrose Bierce (1842 — 1913) about man, person and woman. Enjoy the best Ambrose Bierce quotes and picture quotes!

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