About Ambrose Bierce:
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto "Nothing matters", and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce".
Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.
Ambrose BierceBattle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.
Ambrose BierceDuty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.
Ambrose BierceHeaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.
Ambrose BierceSpring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.
Ambrose BierceBarometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
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