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
WOMAN, n. An animal usually living in the vicinity of Man, and having a rudimentary susceptibility to domestication."

R
"VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions."
A
"TAIL, n. The part of an animal's spine that has transcended its natural limitations to set up an independent existence in a world of its own."
N
"VOTE, n. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country."
K
"ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions."


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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