Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
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Ambrose Bierce was an American writer and journalist known for his satirical wit and dark humor. He served as a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, an experience which influenced his writing. Bierce is best known for his short stories such as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and his biting critique of society in works like "The Devil's Dictionary."
1842–1914·lived 72 years
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.
When you doubt, abstain.
Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.
Pray, v.: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
The covers of this book are too far apart.
Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me.
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
Doubt is the father of invention.The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization.The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
That’s all 15 quotes by Ambrose Bierce.