Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842–1913) was 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”.
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A bore is a person who talks when you wish him to listen.
—Ambrose Bierce
Achievement is the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.
—Ambrose Bierce
Think twice before you speak to a friend in need.
—Ambrose Bierce
Topics: Thinking, Thought, Thoughts
A prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
—Ambrose Bierce
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
—Ambrose Bierce
Topics: Jealousy
Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.
—Ambrose Bierce
Topics: Patience
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
—Ambrose Bierce
Topics: Honesty
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