Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out. Ambrose Bierce americancookeryhumorist Change image and share on social
Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. Ambrose Bierce battleknotmethod 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
The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. Ambrose Bierce austerebusinessdisfavor Change image and share on social
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion. Ambrose Bierce frenchmayonnaiseplace Change image and share on social
Impiety. Your irreverence toward my deity. Ambrose Bierce deityimpietyirreverence Change image and share on social
Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due. Ambrose Bierce adjustmentadversarycompromise share on social
Dog - a kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship. Ambrose Bierce additionalcatchdeity Change image and share on social
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate. Ambrose Bierce deathendestate Change image and share on social
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think. Ambrose Bierce apparatusbrain Change image and share on social
