Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

#Age

CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women...

#Women

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.

#Time

DOG, n. A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and...

#Women

EPIGRAM, n. A short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterize by acidity or...

#Women

ABDOMEN, n. The temple of the god Stomach, in whose worship, with sacrificial rights, all...

#Women

Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin...

#Politics

DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.

#Politics

SAFETY-CLUTCH, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or...

#Politics

PUSH, n. One of the two things mainly conducive to success, especially in politics. The...

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ADMINISTRATION, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due...

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PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.

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