Ambrose Bierce Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher. The Collected Writings Of Ambrose Bierce

2. Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

3. Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

4. Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something he can see and feel. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

5. 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.

6. Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

7. Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

8. Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

9. Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

10. Redemption, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin through their murder of the deity against whom they sinned. The doctrine of Redemption is the fundamental mystery of our holy religions, and whoso believeth in it shall not perish, but have everlasting life in which to try to understand it. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

11. Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

12. Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

13. Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

14. Sweater, n. Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

15. The covers of this book are too far apart.

16. Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is.Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable.Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

17. NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

18. Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

19. Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

20. Liebe ist ein vorübergehender Wahnsinn, heilbar durch die Ehe. Love: a temporary insanity curable by marriage