Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Biercewas an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto "Nothing matters", and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 June 1842
CityMeighs County, OH
CountryUnited States of America
MUMMY, n. - an ancient Egyptian handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals.
BATH, n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined.
To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage.
LAP, n. One of the most important organs of the female system - an admirable provision of nature for the repose of infancy, but chiefly useful in rural festivities to support plates of cold chicken and heads of adult males.
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.
REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.
Evolutionary biology is genuinely scientific, but more than that it opens the door to a world more marvellous than any Christian fundamentalist has ever read into the pages of the Bible.
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
Achievement; the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.
Disobey n:To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.
Adolescence: The stage between puberty and adultery.