Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul. Ambrose Bierce activecuriositycurse Change image and share on social
Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. Ambrose Bierce bodydecaylife Change image and share on social
Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third. Ambrose Bierce alliancedeeplyhand Change image and share on social
Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left. Ambrose Bierce adjambidextrousequal Change image and share on social
Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. Ambrose Bierce guessharmpatient Change image and share on social
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility. Ambrose Bierce corporationdeviceindividual Change image and share on social
An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me. Ambrose Bierce egotistinterestlow Change image and share on social
Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things. Ambrose Bierce conclusiondiscerndraw Change image and share on social
Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice. Ambrose Bierce adjmistakepositive Change image and share on social
Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization. Ambrose Bierce arrangementbelievecivilization Change image and share on social