1,237 Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors - to dislodge the worms.

To bother about the best method of accomplishing an accidental result.

hybrid, n. A pooled issue.

A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor.

BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.

Crowned with leaves of the laurel. In England the Poet Laureate is an officer of the sovereign's court, acting as dancing skeleton at every royal feast and singing-mute at every royal funeral.

Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.

Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect.