Ambrose Bierce |
American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist |
Ambrose Bierce Synonyms |
Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett Bierc, Ambrose Bierce |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A man is the sum of his ancestors; to reform him you must begin with a dead ape and work downward through a million graves. He is like the lower end of a suspended chain; you can sway him slightly to the right or the left, but remove your hand and he falls into line with the other links." - Ambrose Bierce |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A popular author is one who writes what the people think. Genius invites them to think something else." - Ambrose Bierce |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Abnormal, adj. Not conforming to standards in matters of thought and conduct. To be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested" - Ambrose Bierce |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Absent, adj. Peculiarly exposed to the tooth of detraction; vilifed; hopelessly in the wrong; superseded in the consideration and affection of another." - Ambrose Bierce |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Abstainer, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others." - Ambrose Bierce |