Ambrose Bierce (1)

Armor: The kind of clothing worn by
a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
- Ambrose Bierce

"Politics, n. Strife of interests
masquerading as a contest of principles."
- Ambrose Bierce

Optimism: The doctrine, or belief, that
everything is beautiful, including what
is ugly, everything good, especially the
bad, and everything right that is wrong.
- Ambrose Bierce

You are not permitted to kill a woman who
has wronged you, but nothing forbids you
to reflect that she is growing older every
minute. You are avenged 1440 times a day.
- Ambrose Bierce

Ocean: A body of water occupying
about two-thirds of a world made
for man - who has no gills.
- Ambrose Bierce

Future: That period of time in which
our affairs prosper, our friends are
true and our happiness is assured.
- Ambrose Bierce