ARSENIC, n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn."Eat arsenic? Yes, all you get," Consenting, he did speak up;"'Tis better you should eat it, pet, Than put it in my teacup." --Joel HuckMore Ambrose Bierce quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.More Ambrose Bierce quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh.More Ambrose Bierce quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.More Ambrose Bierce quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

LINEN, n. "A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp."More Ambrose Bierce quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]