Bierce

Famous quotes containing the word bierce:

    “Learning. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.”
    —Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

    “Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.”
    —Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)

    “Insurrection. An unsuccessful revolution; disaffection’s failure to substitute misrule for bad government.”
    —Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)