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Ambrose Bierce (Writer)

Education is that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

— Ambrose Bierce education

Historian. A broadgauge gossip.

— Ambrose Bierce gossip

Consult. To seek anothers approval of a course already decided on.

— Ambrose Bierce read

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.

— Ambrose Bierce friends

Beauty. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

— Ambrose Bierce love

The Senate is a body of old men charged with high duties and misdemeanors.

— Ambrose Bierce men

The covers of this book are too far apart.

— Ambrose Bierce art

Faith Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

— Ambrose Bierce faith

Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.

— ambrose bierce read

Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.

— Ambrose Bierce hypocrisy

There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we dont know.

— Ambrose Bierce sun

Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke.

— Ambrose Bierce quote

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