Ambrose Bierce Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)
Ambrose Bierce quotes and sayings page 6 (deceased journalist born on Jun 24, 1842). Here's quote # 51 through 60 out of the 125 we have for him.
“Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.”
“Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.”
“Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.”
“Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.”
“Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.”
“An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me.”
“Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.”
“Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.”
“Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.”
“Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.”
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