Best Quotes by Ambrose Bierce (Top 10)

  1. Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
  2. Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
  3. The covers of this book are too far apart.
  4. Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
  5. Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
  6. Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
  7. All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
  8. Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
  9. Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
  10. In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

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