Erudition - dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. Ambrose Bierce bookdustempty Change image and share on social
Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. Ambrose Bierce adjdigesteat Change image and share on social
Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age. Ambrose Bierce agechildhoodfolly Change image and share on social
Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured. Ambrose Bierce affairassurefriend 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
What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country. Ambrose Bierce believecountrydemocrat Change image and share on social
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age. Ambrose Bierce ageerrorexperience Change image and share on social
Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success. Ambrose Bierce achieveingloriouslowly Change image and share on social
Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. Ambrose Bierce conventidlenessleisure Change image and share on social
Doubt is the father of invention. Ambrose Bierce doubtfatherinvention Change image and share on social
