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
CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal."

R
"CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many meritorious persons wish to obtain."
A
"CRAYFISH, n. A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster, but less indigestible."
N
"CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from a Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."
K
"COMMENDATION, n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that resembles, but do not equal, our own."


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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