Ambrose Bierce Quotes

“Think twice before you speak to a friend in need.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:friendship need

“FRIENDSHIP, n. A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:friendship weakness

“ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:friendship

“MAYONNAISE, n. One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:religion food

“SCRIPTURES, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:religion faith

“QUOTATION, n. The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The words erroneously repeated.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:words

“OPTIMISM, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:good belief

“IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:stupidity

“OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man—who has no gills.”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:nature world man

“CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. ”

― Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

topic:evil

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