Bierce

Famous quotes containing the word bierce:

“Dog. A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world’s worship.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

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

“Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)