Bierce

Famous quotes containing the word bierce:

“Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

“Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

“Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)