Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

The covers of this book are too close together.

In politics, a bigoted mind is as dangerous as a bigoted heart.

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

A photograph is a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.

An optimist is a proponent of ignorance.

The completeness of the resulting view appears to have been a chief objective to the makers of the film.

The covers of this book are too thick.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

The covers of this book are just right.

The covers of this book have nothing to do with what’s inside.

The covers of this book should have been left blank.

An egotist is a person who is more interested in himself than in me.

The covers of this book are misleading, but the contents are even worse.

The covers of this book should have a warning label.

An enemy is someone whose story we have not heard.

The covers of this book should have been written in invisible ink.

A cynic is a person who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

War is the greatest, most comprehensive and most terrible of all human activities.

The covers of this book are as meaningless as my will to live.

Ambrose Bierce Quotes part 2

A friend in need is a friend indeed, but a friend in debt is an idiot.

The covers of this book are made of recycled lies.

A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and then calls it a brief.

The covers of this book are made of the collector’s dreams.

A cynic is someone who will tell you the truth when everyone else is lying.

The covers of this book have been shredded by the truth.

A pessimist is a person who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.

The covers of this book are a cruel joke played by the universe.

Nobody ever abandoned philosophy because they didn’t understand it, they abandoned it for something better—like T.V.

The covers of this book are a reflection of the author’s shattered dreams.

There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

The covers of this book contain hidden messages from another dimension.

The covers of this book are the walls of my prison.

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

The covers of this book are an illusion of progress.

A religion is a tool used by the powerful to control the weak.

The covers of this book are the gates to the abyss.

A pessimist is a person who believes that history repeats itself—only worse.

The covers of this book are a safe haven for lost souls.

A cynic is a person who knows that politicians are professional liars.

The covers of this book are a disguise for the true horror within.

A lawyer is someone who will do anything to win, except tell the truth.

The covers of this book are a mirror of my soul.

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

The covers of this book are the tombstone of my dreams.

A philosopher is a person who contemplates the meaning of life while everyone else is living it.

The covers of this book are a conspiracy against the reader.

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.