Creative Quotations from . . .
Ambrose Bierce
(1842-1914) born on
Jun 24
US journalist, short-story writer. He was a noted wit, satirist and sardonic short story writer who disappeared while covering the Mexican revolution.
         
   
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EDUCATION, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

R
EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our neighbors.
A
ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of humor, the writer aims to produce in the reader's mind the dampest kind of dejection.
N
EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.
K
DISABUSE, v.t. To present your neighbor with another and better error than the one which he has deemed advantageous to embrace.
 


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
R: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
A: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
N: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
K: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
 

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