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Ambrose Bierce Quotes


An American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – after December 26, 1913) was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist. Today, he is best known for his short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and his satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. The sardonic view of human nature that informed his work — along with his vehemence as a critic, with his motto "nothing matters" — earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce."

Here are some famous quotes by Ambrose Bierce.




The echo of a platitude.
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That sovereign of insufferables.
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Hope is desire and expectation rolled into one.
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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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Bore: a person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
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Day n. A period of twenty-four hours mostly misspent.
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« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2013, 09:24:17 AM »
Mausoleum n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2013, 09:24:48 AM »
Apologize v: to lay the foundation for a future offence.
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« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2013, 09:25:15 AM »
Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.
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« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2013, 09:25:41 AM »
To be positive: to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.
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« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2013, 09:26:10 AM »
Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
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« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2013, 09:26:38 AM »
Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
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« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2013, 09:27:07 AM »
Appeal in law: to put the dice into the box for another throw.
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