“Perseverance, n. A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.”
Ambrose Bierce Quotes
Born 1842
American satirist and journalist, author of "The Devil's Dictionary".
25 quotesAbout Ambrose Bierce on Wikipedia
“The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.”
“Before undergoing a surgical operation arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.”
“To be comic is merely to be playful, but wit is a serious matter.”
“Convictions are variable; to be always consistent is to be sometimes dishonest.”
“Happiness is lost by criticizing it; sorrow by accepting it.”
“When lost in a forest go always down hill. When lost in a philosophy or doctrine go upward.”
“For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin.”
“The game of discontent has its rules, and he who disregards them cheats.”
“If you want to read a perfect book there is only one way: write it.”
“The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.”
“Slang is the speech of him who robs the literary garbage carts on their way to the dumps.”
“The palmist looks at the wrinkles made by closing the hand and says they signify character.”
“The most offensive egotist is he that fears to say 'I' and 'me.'”
“The most intolerant advocate is he who is trying to convince himself.”
“The poor man's price of admittance to the favor of the rich is his self-respect.”
“To Dogmatism the Spirit of Inquiry is the same as the Spirit of Evil.”
