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Ambrose Bierce on Birthday

1842–1910 United States

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FRIENDSHIP, n. A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but none in foul.

The Cynic's Word Book (1906)

AGE, n. That period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we have no longer the enterprise to commit.

The Cynic's Dictionary (1906)

Year, n. A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.

The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

Happiness, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

The Devil's Dictionary (1911)

BEFRIEND, v.t. To make an ingrate.

The Cynic's Word Book (1906)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ambrose Bierce (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.