Corporation: An ingenious device for obt... by Ambrose Bierce | We Heart Quotes

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Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.

- Ambrose Bierce

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Acquaintance

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

- Ambrose Bierce

The hardest tumble a man can take is to fall over his own bluff.

- Ambrose Bierce

Ignorance

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

- Ambrose Bierce

Art

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.

- Ambrose Bierce

Society

Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.

- Ambrose Bierce

Failure Crime

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

- Ambrose Bierce

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