Search Quotes
Search more than 36,000 Quotes by over 6,000 Authors.
Home Page
Quotes by Author
Quotes by Topic
Popular Quotes
Popular Authors
Submit a Quote
Ambrose Bierce Quotes
Showing: 51 - 60 Ambrose Bierce Quotes of 125
Funeral, n. A pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker, and strengthen our grief by an expenditure that deepens our groans and doubles our tears.
Future, n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
Ghost, n. The outward and visible sign of an inward fear.
Administration, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president.
Grammar, n. A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet of the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction.
Habit, n. A shackle for the free.
Happiness, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
Meekness, n. Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.
Appetite, n. An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a solution to the labor question.
Occident, n. The part of the world lying west (or east) of the Orient. It is largely inhabited by Christians, a powerful subtribe of the Hypocrites, whose principal industries are murder and cheating, which they are pleased to call "war" and "commerce." These, also, are the principal industries of the Orient.
Browse Page(s):
Search quotes
Relationship Quote
A man keeps another's secret better than he does his own. A woman, on the other hand, keeps her own better than another's.
Girls Quote
If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.
Family Quote
You have to live your life according to what comforts you, not what the rest of your family thinks you ought to be doing.
Funny Quote
Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.
Motivational Quote
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
All quotations on this website are the property and copyright of their respective authors. All quotations are provided for educational and informational purposes only.
Copyright © 2011 LifeQuotesLib.com. All Rights Reserved.