Ambrose Bierce
“When you doubt, abstain.”
“When you doubt, abstain.”
“Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.”
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
“In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is.”
“To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!”
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
“The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.”
“I passionately hate the idea of being with it, I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.”
“Everything has been figured out, except how to live.”
“Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit.”