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Writer journalist satirist Civil War Acquaintance

Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

- Ambrose Bierce

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce


Change

Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

- Ambrose Bierce
Success

Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.

- Ambrose Bierce
Virtue

Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

- Ambrose Bierce
Genius Soul

Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.

- Ambrose Bierce
Thinking Art

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

- Ambrose Bierce
Truth May

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.

- Ambrose Bierce

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