Creative Quotations from . . .
Ambrose Bierce
(1842-1914) born on Jun 24
US "journalist, short-story writer". "He was a noted wit, satirist and sardonic short story writer who disappeared while covering the Mexican revolution."
 
   
F
APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom."

R
"BATH, n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined."
A
"ARCHITECT, n. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money."
N
"AUSTRALIA, n. A country lying in the South Sea, whose industrial and commercial development has been unspeakably retarded by an unfortunate dispute among geographers as to whether it is a continent or an island."
K
"ASPERSE, v.t. Maliciously to ascribe to another vicious actions which one has not had the temptation and opportunity to commit."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "The Devil's Dictionary, 1911."
R: "The Devil's Dictionary, 1911."
A: "The Devil's Dictionary, 1911."
N: "The Devil's Dictionary, 1911."
K: "The Devil's Dictionary, 1911."



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